FINGER(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual FINGER(1) NAME finger - user information lookup program SYNOPSIS finger [ options ] name ... DESCRIPTION By default _f_i_n_g_e_r lists the login name, full name, terminal name and write status (as a `*' before the terminal name if write permission is denied), idle time, login time, and office location and phone number (if they are known) for each current UNIX user. (Idle time is minutes if it is a single integer, hours and minutes if a ':' is present, or days and hours if a 'd' is present.) A longer format also exists and is used by _f_i_n_g_e_r 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 ._p_l_a_n in their home directory, and the project on which they are working from the file ._p_r_o_j_e_c_t also in the home directory. _F_i_n_g_e_r may be used to lookup users on a remote machine. The format is to specify the user as ``user@host.'' If the user name is left off, the standard format listing is provided on the remote machine. _F_i_n_g_e_r options include: -m Match arguments only on user name. -l Force long output format. -p Suppress printing of the ._p_l_a_n files -s Force short output format. _F_i_n_g_e_r uses the file /usr/lib/finger.conf to convert from the single character building code to a building name. Each line in this file contains an ASCII character in the first column followed by a single TAB character followed by the full name of the building. FILES /etc/utmp who file /etc/passwd for users names, offices, ... /usr/adm/lastlog last login times /usr/lib/finger.conffor building character to name mappings ~/.plan plans ~/.project projects Printed 12/27/86 May 10, 1986 1 FINGER(1) UNIX Programmer's Manual FINGER(1) SEE ALSO chfn(1), w(1), who(1) AUTHOR Earl T. Cohen BUGS Only the first line of the ._p_r_o_j_e_c_t file is printed. There is no way to pass arguments to the remote machine as _f_i_n_g_e_r uses an internet standard port. A user information data base is in the works and will radi- cally alter the way the information that _f_i_n_g_e_r uses is stored. Finger will require extensive modification when this is implemented. Printed 12/27/86 May 10, 1986 2