finger command

[warp82]

alright, please don't flame me. Exactly how do I use the finger command and the whois command?

[Pooh-Bear]

finger [-l] [user]@computer

-l Displays information in long list format.

user Specifies the user you want information about. Omit the user parameter to display information about all users on the specified computer.

@computer Specifies the server on the remote system whose users you want information about.

whois [ -h host ] identifier

-h host Host which holds the identification information.

identifier Name or host you wish to identify


Next time you might try to bow down to the almighty google

[myakka]

Explain the crowbar

thanks Pooh Bear

myakka

[Pooh-Bear]

the spoon is a reference to Matrix, the scene where Neo visits the oracle and a little kid on the floor teaches Neo to bend a spoon by using his mind.

[protocool]

what would you like to finger!? there are many different type of using finger is with somebody. pointing finger. finger-ring. and different kind of finger that you could think of.

but the best way to know how the finger and whois works try this if you are using linux:

man finger
man whois