NAME

finger − display information about local and remote users

SYNOPSIS

finger [ −bfhilmpqsw ] [ username... ]

finger [−l ] [ username@hostname1[@hostname2...@hostnamen] ... ]

finger [−l ] [ @hostname1[@hostname2...@hostnamen] ... ]

AVAILABILITY

SUNWcsu

DESCRIPTION

By default, the finger command displays in multi-column format the following information about each logged-in user:

• user name

• user’s full name

• terminal name (prepended with a ‘∗’ (asterisk)  if write-permission is denied)

• idle time

• login time

• host name, if logged in remotely

Idle time is in minutes if it is a single integer, in hours and minutes if a ‘:’ (colon) is present, or in days and hours if a ‘d’ is present.

When one or more username arguments are given, more detailed information is given for each username specified, whether they are logged in or not.  username must be that of a local user, and may be a first or last name, or an account name.  Information is presented in multi-line format as follows:

• the user name and the user’s full name

• the user’s home directory and login shell

• time the user logged in if currently logged in, or the time the user last logged in; and the terminal or host from which the user logged in

• last time the user received mail, and the last time the user read mail

• the first line of the $HOME/.project file, if it exists

• the contents of the $HOME/.plan file, if it exists

If the arguments username@hostname1[@hostname2...@hostnamen] or
@hostname1[@hostname2...@hostnamen] are used, the request is sent first to hostnamen and forwarded through each hostnamen-1 to hostname1. The program uses the finger user information protocol (see RFC 1288) to query that remote host for information about the named user (if username is specified), or about each logged-in user.  The information displayed is server dependent. 

OPTIONS

The username@hostname form supports only the −l option. 

−b Suppress printing the user’s home directory and shell in a long format printout. 

−f Suppress printing the header that is normally printed in a non-long format printout. 

−h Suppress printing of the .project file in a long format printout. 

−i Force “idle” output format, which is similar to short format except that only the login name, terminal, login time, and idle time are printed. 

−l Force long output format. 

−m Match arguments only on user name (not first or last name). 

−p Suppress printing of the .plan file in a long format printout. 

−q Force quick output format, which is similar to short format except that only the login name, terminal, and login time are printed. 

−s Force short output format. 

−w Suppress printing the full name in a short format printout. 

FILES

$HOME/.plan user’s plan

$HOME/.project user’s projects

/etc/passwd password file

/var/adm/lastlog time of last login

/var/adm/utmp accounting

SEE ALSO

passwd(1), who(1), whois(1)

NOTES

The finger user information protocol limits the options that may be used with the remote form of this command. 

SunOS 5.4  —  Last change: 11 Oct 1993