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diff --git a/login-utils/chfn.1 b/login-utils/chfn.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5329408 --- /dev/null +++ b/login-utils/chfn.1 @@ -0,0 +1,82 @@ +.\" +.\" chfn.1 -- change your finger information +.\" (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalente@athena.mit.edu> +.\" +.\" this program is free software. you can redistribute it and +.\" modify it under the terms of the gnu general public license. +.\" there is no warranty. +.\" +.\" $Author: faith $ +.\" $Revision: 1.1 $ +.\" $Date: 1995/03/12 01:29:16 $ +.\" +.TH CHFN 1 "July 2009" "util-linux" "User Commands" +.SH NAME +chfn \- change your finger information +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B chfn +.RB [ \-f +.IR full-name ] +.RB [ \-o +.IR office ] +,RB [ \-p +.IR office-phone ] +.RB [ \-h +.IR home-phone ] +.BR \-u ] +.RB [ \-v ] +.RI [ username ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B chfn +is used to change your finger information. This information is +stored in the +.I /etc/passwd +file, and is displayed by the +.B finger +program. The Linux +.B finger +command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by +.BR chfn : +your real name, your work room and phone, and your home phone. + +.B chfn +is used to change local entries only. Use ypchfn, lchfn or any other +implementation for non-local entries. +.SS 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, +.B chfn +enters interactive mode. +.SS INTERACTIVE MODE +In interactive mode, +.B 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. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +.BI "\-f, \-\-full-name " full-name +Specify your real name. +.TP +.BI "\-o, \-\-office " office +Specify your office room number. +.TP +.BI "\-p, \-\-office-phone " office-phone +Specify your office phone number. +.TP +.BI "\-h, \-\-home-phone " home-phone +Specify your home phone number. +.TP +.B "\-u, \-\-help" +Print a usage message and exit. +.TP +.B "-v, \-\-version" +Print version information and exit. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR finger (1), +.BR passwd (5) +.SH AUTHOR +Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu> +.SH AVAILABILITY +The chfn command is part of the util-linux package and is available from +ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/. |
