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.
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.
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.
chfn supports non-local entries (kerberos, LDAP, etc.) if linked with libuser, otherwise use ypchfn, lchfn or any other implementation for non-local entries.
−f,
−−full−name full−name
Specify your real name.
−o,
−−office office
Specify your office room number.
−p,
−−office−phone office−phone
Specify your office phone number.
−h,
−−home−phone home−phone
Specify your home phone number.
−u,
−−help
Display help text and exit.
−v,
−−version
Display version information and exit.
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not valid.
The chfn command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
chfn.1 -- change your finger information (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalenteathena.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. |