Description
The finger utility displays information about local and remote system users. By default, the following information is displayed about each user currently logged-in to the local host:
• login name
• user’s full name
• associated terminal name
• idle time
• login time
• from where
Example
# finger
Login Name Tty Idle Login Time Where
itsiti Ara pts/5 - Tue 05:00 192.168.1.10
# finger itsiti
Login: itsiti Name: Ara
Directory: /home/itsiti Shell: /bin/bash
Office: Siti, Ara Home Phone: 01234567
On since Tue Apr 23 05:00 (CEST) on pts/5 from 192.168.1.10
No Mail.
No Plan.