Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

Finger

Displays information about a user on a specified system running the Finger service. Output varies based on the remote system. This command is available only if the TCP/IP protocol has been installed.

finger [-l] [user]@computer [...]

Parameters

-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