finger Linux Commands
What is Linux finger Command?
Explanation
finger COMMAND: finger command displays the user's login name, real name, terminal name and write status (as a ''*'' after the terminal name if write permission is denied), idle time, login time, office location and office phone number..SYNTAX :
finger [-lmsp] [user ...] [user@host ...]OPTIONS:
- l
Prints all the information described by -s option and also the user's home directory, home phone number, login shell, mail status, and the contents of the files ".plan",".project",".pgpkey", and ".forward" from the users home directory.
- m
Match arguments only on user name (not first or last name).
- p
Supress the prinitng format of -l, It will not display the contents of ".plan",".project", and ".pgkey" files.
- s
Prints the output in short format.
EXAMPLE:
- To Print the user information in short format:
finger -s hiox
Login
Name
Tty
Idle LoginTime
Office OfficePhone
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*:0
Sep 14 09:07
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/0
9 Sep 14 09:08
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/1 1:29 Sep 14 09:12
finger command prints the user information as user's login name, real name, terminal name and write status, idle time, login time, office location and office phone number.
finger [-lmsp] [user ...] [user@host ...]
OPTIONS:
- l
Prints all the information described by -s option and also the user's home directory, home phone number, login shell, mail status, and the contents of the files ".plan",".project",".pgpkey", and ".forward" from the users home directory.
- m
Match arguments only on user name (not first or last name).
- p
Supress the prinitng format of -l, It will not display the contents of ".plan",".project", and ".pgkey" files.
- s
Prints the output in short format.
EXAMPLE:
- To Print the user information in short format:
finger -s hiox
Login
Name
Tty
Idle LoginTime
Office OfficePhone
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*:0
Sep 14 09:07
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/0
9 Sep 14 09:08
HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/1 1:29 Sep 14 09:12
finger command prints the user information as user's login name, real name, terminal name and write status, idle time, login time, office location and office phone number.
| - l | Prints all the information described by -s option and also the user's home directory, home phone number, login shell, mail status, and the contents of the files ".plan",".project",".pgpkey", and ".forward" from the users home directory. |
| - m | Match arguments only on user name (not first or last name). |
| - p | Supress the prinitng format of -l, It will not display the contents of ".plan",".project", and ".pgkey" files. |
| - s | Prints the output in short format. |
- To Print the user information in short format:finger -s hiox
Login
Name
Tty
Idle LoginTime
Office OfficePhone HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*:0
Sep 14 09:07 HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/0
9 Sep 14 09:08 HIOX
HIOX INDIA
*pts/1 1:29 Sep 14 09:12
finger command prints the user information as user's login name, real name, terminal name and write status, idle time, login time, office location and office phone number.
