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chfn ? change your finger information |
chfn [ ?f full-name ] [ ?o office ] [ ?p office-phone ] [ ?h home-phone ] [ ?u ] [ ?v ] [ username ] |
chfn is used to change your finger information. This information is stored in the /etc/passwd file, and is displayed by the finger program. The Linux finger command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by chfn : your real name, your work room and phone, and your home phone. |
COMMAND LINE |
Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command line. If no information is given on the command line, chfn enters interactive mode. |
INTERACTIVE MODE |
In interactive mode, chfn will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new information, or just press return to leave the field unchanged. Enter the keyword "none" to make the field blank. |
?f, ??full-name |
Specify your real name. |
?o, ??office |
Specify your office room number. |
?p, ??office-phone |
Specify your office phone number. |
?h, ??home-phone |
Specify your home phone number. |
?u, ??help |
Print a usage message and exit. |
-v, ??version |
Print version information and exit. |
finger(1), passwd(5) |
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu> |