[TUHS] finger usage (was: pronouncing *nix formulas

[Arthur Krewat]

On 2/6/2020 7:27 PM, Steve Nickolas wrote:
>
> I have Debian installed in the Linux emulation environment on my main 
> computer (as well as on my other desktop), so I decided to try running 
> the finger command from your .sig ;p
>
> Works fine on my end.  (It's supposed to end in "20Segmentation fault 
> (core dumped)", right?)
>
> I have never tried to install a finger daemon on any of my boxen so as 
> to permit being able to receive incoming finger requests. Just hasn't 
> been important enough to me.

Same here, using Solaris 11.3

medusa<@:1>% finger grog at lemis.com
[lemis.com]
Login: grog                             Name: Greg 'groggy' Lehey
Directory: /home/grog                   Shell: /usr/local/bin/bash
Office:  Dereel VIC,  +61-3-5346-1370
Mail last read Sat Nov  9 05:06 2019 (UTC)
Project:
Home page:  http://www.lemis.com/grog/

PGP public key:

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Plan:
2020: Dereel
2021: Goldfields
2022: Victoria
2023: Australia
2024: The world
20Segmentation fault (core dumped)
medusa<@:1>% uname -a
SunOS medusa 5.11 11.3 i86pc i386 i86pc
medusa<@:1>% pkg info entire
              Name: entire
           Summary: entire incorporation including Support Repository 
Update (Oracle Solaris 11.3.9.4.0).
       Description: This package constrains system package versions to 
the same
                    build.  WARNING: Proper system update and correct 
package
                    selection depend on the presence of this incorporation.
                    Removing this package will result in an unsupported 
system.
                    For more information see:
https://support.oracle.com/rs?type=doc&id=2045311.1
          Category: Meta Packages/Incorporations
             State: Installed
         Publisher: solaris
           Version: 0.5.11 (Oracle Solaris 11.3.9.4.0)
     Build Release: 5.11
            Branch: 0.175.3.9.0.4.0
    Packaging Date: June 10, 2016 12:51:48 AM
              Size: 5.46 kB
              FMRI: 
pkg://solaris/entire@0.5.11,5.11-0.175.3.9.0.4.0:20160610T005148Z