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finger [-l] <finger_filename>@<nodename> [</>][</logfile>]
finger [-l] @<nodename> [</>][</logfile>]
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Read the file <finger_filename> at <nodename> and log the output
in <logfile>, if specified. If the -l parameter is included, a 
"long" finger response is requested. Finger is typically used to
find out specific information about users on remote hosts.  By
fingering a user, you can find out such information as a user's
name, his mailing address, telephone number and other useful
facts.  This  information is kept in a separate text file for
each user.

>> Example:  finger ian@dowrmain.demon.co.uk

If you don't know the names of finger files at a remote host,
you can use the second form of the command. This command returns
a list of all finger files on the remote system.

>> Example:  finger @dowrmain.demon.co.uk

Multiple finger targets can be specified, which will run
sequentially in the same session.

>> Example: finger status@gate motd@gate

The -l parameter causes a "long" finger response to be requested.

>> Example: finger -l dowrmain@post

The logfile, if specified, will cause the whole session to be
logged in that file.

>> Example: finger status@gate /finger.log

If the extra '/' parm is added, the session will neither pause on
the page display nor at the end. This is only an option when
using a logfile.

>> Example: finger status@gate //finger.log

To enable your finger server so that others may query the finger
files on your system, you must give the 'start finger' command.

All of the finger files are stored in directory ~/finger.  Each
user wishing to be recognized by the finger system must create a
plain ASCII text file called <finger_file> in the finger 
directory.

For example, user Ian would place his finger information in file
~/finger/ian.


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Special Finger Commands
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You can obtain system information from Demon with the following
special finger commands:

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finger motd@gate.demon.co.uk
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Get the Demon message-of-the-day. This is the message that is
displayed at login.

>> Example:  finger motd@gate.demon.co.uk


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finger status@gate.demon.co.uk
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Get the Demon system status. The reply will give details of any
known problems and scheduled system shutdowns for maintenance,
upgrades etc.

>> Example:  finger status@gate.demon.co.uk


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finger <my_hostname>@post.demon.co.uk
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Get a list of SMTP mail ready for delivery to you.

>> Example:  finger dowrmain@post.demon.co.uk



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finger <nodename>@post.demon.co.uk
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Get the IP address of <nodename>.

>> Example:  finger dowrmain.demon.co.uk@post.demon.co.uk


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finger <ip_address>@post.demon.co.uk
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Get the nodename corresponding to <ip_address>.

>> Example:  finger 158.152.123.251@post.demon.co.uk

