What is the use of "finger" command & how to use it to kill the online processes ?


 
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Hi there,

I am eager to know what exactly is the use of "finger" command & how to use it to kill the online processes ? Smilie
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Old 06-23-2014
finger.

What processes do you want to kill? All processes belonging to a specific user?
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