2 .\" chfn.1 -- change your finger information
3 .\" (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalente@athena.mit.edu>
5 .\" this program is free software. you can redistribute it and
6 .\" modify it under the terms of the gnu general public license.
7 .\" there is no warranty.
9 .TH CHFN 1 "October 13 1994" "chfn" "Linux Reference Manual"
11 chfn \- change your finger information
14 [\ \-f\ full-name\ ] [\ \-o\ office\ ] [\ \-p\ office-phone\ ]
15 [\ \-h\ home-phone\ ] [\ \-u\ ] [\ \-v\ ] [\ username\ ]
18 is used to change your finger information. This information is
21 file, and is displayed by the
25 command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by
27 : your real name, your work room and phone, and your home phone.
29 Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command
30 line. If no information is given on the command line,
32 enters interactive mode.
36 will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new information,
37 or just press return to leave the field unchanged. Enter the keyword
38 "none" to make the field blank.
41 .I "\-f, \-\-full-name"
42 Specify your real name.
45 Specify your office room number.
47 .I "\-p, \-\-office-phone"
48 Specify your office phone number.
50 .I "\-h, \-\-home-phone"
51 Specify your home phone number.
54 Print a usage message and exit.
57 Print version information and exit.
62 Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>