Using chfn
The chfn command runs an interactive process that enables you to set more personal information into your account. That way, when you run finger, you can get more detail. Run chfn on a command line without any options, as follows:
>chfn Changing finger information for rob. Password: ***** Enter the new value, or press ENTER for the default Full Name: Robert Shimonski Room Number: 13 Work Phone: (212)123-4567 Home Phone: (212)234-5678 Other: 0 Finger information changed.
Once you see “Finger information changed,” you can run finger again and view the changes that you made. Again, although this command is helpful, it's not often used in light of today's messaging applications and portable databases that can be accessed using mobile ...
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