finger(1)
NAME
finger − print user finger information
SYNTAX
finger [options] [name...]
DESCRIPTION
By default, finger lists the login name, full name, terminal name and write status, idle time, login time, and office location and phone number (if they are known) for each current ULTRIX user. Terminal write status is noted as an asterisk (*) before the terminal name if write permission is denied. Idle time is given in minutes if the listing shows a single integer, hours and minutes if a colon (:) is present, or days and hours if a d is present.
A longer format also exists and is used by finger whenever a list of people’s names is given. (Account names as well as first and last names of users are accepted.) This format is multi-line, and includes all the information described above as well as the user’s home directory and login shell, any plan which the person has placed in the file .plan in their home directory, and the project on which they are working from the file .project also in their home directory.
If no list is given, all the people currently logged in are shown.
OPTIONS
Finger options include:
−bDisplays a briefer long form list of users.
−fDisables printing of headers for short and quick outputs.
−hSuppress printing of the .project file.
−iDisplays list of users with idle times.
−lDisplays output in long format.
−m
Matches arguments only on user name.
−pSuppress printing of the .plan file.
−qDisplays list of users.
−sDisplays output in short format.
−w
Displays narrow short format of specified users.
RESTRICTIONS
Only the first line of the .project file is printed.
FILES
/etc/utmp Who file.
/etc/passwd For users names, offices, and so forth.
/usr/adm/lastlog Last login times.
~/.plan Plans.
~/.project Projects.