Info-x: A Brief Look At: Finger

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   Description:

Note: The finger command is not available in Windows 95. 

It is installed with TCP/IP and it should be executed from the DOS command 

  prompt.

      It 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. 

Ideally suited to confirming an e-mail address.

Parameters:

    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.

Example:

            C:\\>finger fisherr@dbn.lia.net

        [dbn.lia.net]

          finger: fisherr: no such user.

      C:\\>finger ci@dbn.lia.net

         [dbn.lia.net]

          Login: ci Name: Congress International

          Directory: /home/ci Shell: /etc/ppp/ci

          Last login Thu Dec 19 16:57 ( ) on ttyS27

          New mail received Mon Dec 23 18:36 1996 ( )

          Unread since Thu Dec 12 09:30 1996 ( )

          No Plan.