solaris - finger (1)
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 for-
mat the following information about each logged-in user:
o user name
o user's full name
o terminal name (prepended with a `*' (asterisk) if
write-permission is denied)
o idle time
o login time
o 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:
o the user name and the user's full name
o the user's home directory and login shell
o 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
o last time the user received mail, and the last time
the user read mail
o the first line of the $HOME/.project file, if it
exists
o 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 for-
mat 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.