NAME
chfn - change your finger information
SYNOPSIS
chfn [ -f full-name ]
[ -o office ] [ -p office-phone ]
[ -h home-phone ] [ -u ] [ -v ]
[ username ]
DESCRIPTION
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.
OPTIONS
- -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.
SEE ALSO
finger(1),
(5)
AUTHOR
Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>