FINGER(1)               XR32 REFERENCE MANUAL                19/1/2013

COMMAND
        FINGER -- Display information about users.

SYNOPSIS
        FINGER <user | user@host | @host>

AVAILABILITY
        The command is available to all users.

DESCRIPTION
        If the command is of the form "FINGER <user>", the router
        searches the FINGER subdirectory for a text file which matches
        "user", and sends the contents of that file if it exists.  The
        file may contain anything you like, and "user" may be a
        callsign, nickname or other form of hostname consisting of up
        to 8 legal DOS characters

        If the form "user@host" or "@host" is used, the router will
        attempt to resolve "host" into an IP address and establish a
        TCP/IP contact with the finger server on that host.

EXAMPLES
        FINGER g8pzt          - Info on local user g8pzt
        FINGER g8jvm@iptlfd   - Info on user of another system

LIMITATIONS
        This feature is very rudimentary at present, requiring the
        user account files to be created by the sysop.

SEE ALSO
        FINGER(9) -- Finger Server.

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