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pfinger(1)                   UNIX Reference Manual                  pfinger(1)


NAME

       pfinger - display information about other users in X11


SYNOPSIS

       pfinger [-hrv] [-c file]


DESCRIPTION

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       finger either displays information about which users are currently
       using the system or displays information about a specific user.

       There are two basic usages. Without a name argument, information about
       all currently logged-in users is displayed.  With one or more name
       specified, finger displays information about people known to the system
       and matching those names.  The default output format is to display a
       one-line summary about the most recent login(s) of people (one for each
       person).  This gives enough information to quickly determine if
       somebody is currently on the system and where to reach him/her.

       If name is of the form name@host finger makes a connection to host and
       performs the same operation as in the local case. The remote site must
       run a finger server and the output entirely depends on the
       configuration of the remote host.


OPTIONS

       pfinger accepts the following options:

       -h    Prints a options summary and exits.

       -c file
             Use file as personal configuration file

       -V    Prints the version number and exists.

       -r    Display real names instead of login names.


SPEICAL NAMES

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       Several special actions by finger can be invoked by specifying one of
       the following strings for name.  If a remote host is fingered, these
       actions may not be available or produce another result.

       .help Displays the help message of the fingered system.

       .site Prints site identification.

       .version
             Gives version information.


CUSTOMIZING YOUR FINGER INFO

       You are encouraged to keep the  information  displayed  by finger or
       pfinger up-to-date to maximize usefulness of the system.

       To change what is displayed if someone requests information about you,
       edit the file .fingerconf by using either a text editor or pfinger See
       fingerconf(5) for a description of the file format.

       Put a public key in the file .key If it is a PGP public key put it in
       .pgpkey When someone fingers you a line will be displayed that
       indicates the existence of the file and how to receive it.

       If you make plans (e.g. You are in holidays for some weeks) edit the
       file .plan This file is automatically displayed if someone fingers you.
       Therefore note: Do not put public keys in the plan-file. It only messes
       the display up.

       If your system does not run the pfinger daeomon, the file .fingerconf
       cannot be used. In this case your personal information is read from the
       system's password file. Use chfn(1) to change that information.


FILES

       ~/.fingerconf               Personal information.
       ~/.key                      A public key file.
       ~/.pgpkey                   The PGP public key.
       ~/.face                     Private face bitmap.
       ~/.plan                     Plan description.
       ~/.fingerrc                 Personalized finger info script.

SEE ALSO

       pfinger(1), fingerconf(5),  chfn(1),  passwd(1),  w(1),  who(1)

BUGS

       Report bugs to pfinger@xelia.ch

PFinger                  $Date: 1999/06/26 17:09:21 $               pfinger(1)

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