Linux command: Finger

Finger Command Introduction:

This command is used to view information such as the home directory, shell, etc. of the user account .  

1 . command format:

Finger [option] USERNAME

2 . Command function:

used to view the home directory of the user account, shell and other information ; Finger instructions will go to find,

and displays user-related information for the specified account, including both local and remote host users,

The account name does not have a case-sensitive difference. Executes the finger instruction separately, which displays the local

Host now all the user's login information, including account name, real name, log in end

End-of-machine, idle time, login time, and address and telephone.

3. Command parameters:

-l lists the user's account name, real name, user-specific directory, log in to the shell used,

Login time, forwarding address, e-mail status, and program file and program file contents.

-m exclude find the real name of the user.

-s lists the user's account name, real name, login terminal, idle time, login time, and address and phone number.

-p lists the user's account name, real name, user-specific directory, login shell, log in time,

The forwarding address, e-mail status, but does not display the user's plan file and schema file contents.

4. Command instance:

[Email protected] root]# Finger

Login Name Tty Idle Login Time Office Office Phone

Root root tty1 2 Dec 18 13

Root root pts/0 1 Dec 18 13

Root root *pts/1 Dec 18 13

5, Application Note: If you want to query the remote computer user information, you need to follow the user name "@ Host name",

The "username @ hostname" format is used, but the network host to be queried needs to run the support of the finger daemon.

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Linux command: Finger