1  FINGER
   Displays information about users on a host. You can display:

   o  Brief listings of all users on a host

   o  Detailed listings about specific users

   o  Listing of users on a cluster

   Specifying the FINGER command without a user or host
   specification displays information about users logged in on your
   local system.

   Format

     FINGER  [/ALL | /CLUSTER | /FULL] [username][@hostname]
 

2  Parameters
 

username

   Optional. Required for detailed information about a user.

   Specify the user login name. For information about a user
   on your local system, do not include the @hostname. For
   information about a user on a remote system, include the host
   name (username@hostname).
 

@hostname

   Optional. Required for information about users on a remote
   system.

   For information about a specific user on a remote host, include
   the user name with the host name (username@hostname). For
   information about all users on the remote host, specify the host
   name only (@hostname). Omit the host name to display information
   about users on your local host.
 

2  Qualifiers
 

/ALL

   Optional. Use when specifying a local user name. The /ALL
   qualifier must follow immediately after the FINGER command.

   Displays a brief listing of all users in addition to detailed
   information about any specified users. Use this qualifier
   primarily for displaying information about users on the local
   host. The /ALL qualifier is ignored by most remote Finger servers
   when you specify a remote host name in the command line. To
   display brief information about all users on a remote host in
   addition to detailed information about specific users, specify
   the user@hostname format for each user plus @hostname (to list
   brief information about all users). Separate each user@hostname
   and @hostname specification with a space.
 

/CLUSTER

   Optional. The /CLUSTER qualifier must follow immediately after
   the FINGER command. Do not specify a remote host name with this
   qualifier.

   Displays information about all users logged in to the local
   OpenVMS Cluster system.
 

/FULL

   Optional. The /FULL qualifier must follow immediately after the
   FINGER command.

   Displays detailed information such as the user's real name and
   all logins of the user (without /FULL, the display includes the
   last login only). Use this qualifier primarily for displaying
   information about users on the local host.
 

2  Examples

   1.$ FINGER FRANKEL@KCRA

     Username        Program      Login      Term/Location
     FRANKEL         $            Mon 15:10  KCRA::FRANKEL

     Login name:  frankel         In real Life:  Sam Frankel
     Account:  CC_Y9M             Directory:  WORK1$:[FRANKEL]
     Last login:  Mon 30-MAR-1998 13:10:22
     No unread mail
     No plan

     Displays detailed information about user FRANKEL at host KCRA.

   2.$ FINGER @OXYGEN

     [oxygen.gp.org]
     Username     Program      Login     Term/Location
     BARD         $            Mon 17:00
     CASON        LSEDIT       Thu 14:57
     CORR         $            Tue 13:30 24151::CORR
     DUDLEY       $            Mon 15:02 24646::DUDLEY
     GRAND        $            Thu 07:50 NITROGEN::GRAND
     KURT         $            Mon 16:57 22556::KURT
     KYLIE        MAIL         Thu 14:12 ELEMENT::KYLIE
     MYRA         $            Wed 16:04 BIGVAX::MYRA
     NASON        $            Tue 09:23 24200::NASON
     PHILLIPS     $            Tue 02:42 BIGALP::PHILLIPS
     RAWLINGS     $            Mon 18:50 24042::RAWLINGS

     Displays brief information about users logged in to host
     OXYGEN.

   3.$ FINGER/FULL

     Username    Real Name           Program     Login     Term/Location
     BAIRD       Randall Baird       $           Mon 17:00
     CARR        Rich Carr           LSEDIT      Thu 14:57
                                     SHWCLSTR    Mon 17:01
     CORTEZ      Julia Cortez        $           Tue 13:30 23441::CORTEZ
     DANBOY      Dan Keller          $           Thu 16:12 ogrady.ucsb.edu
     GANDHI      T.J. Gandhi         TPU         Mon 16:57 12556::GANDHI
                                     TPU         Tue 15:27 12556::GANDHI
     LIMO        Michael Limorley    MAIL        Thu 14:12 TOPDAY::LIMO
                                     LSEDIT      Thu 19:03 TOPDAY::LIMO
     MENNING     Mark Menning        $           Wed 16:04 TOPDAY::MENNING
                                     $           Mon 18:58 HAPDAY::MENNING
     NELSON      Anne Nelson         $           Tue 09:23 22200::NELSON
     ROBERTS     Michael Roberts     $           Mon 18:50 22042::ROBERTS
                                     $           Mon 18:34 HAPDAY::ROBERTS

     Displays the real name and all logins for each user.

   4.$ FINGER/CLUSTER

     Username     Node   Program      Login     Term/Location
     SMITH        MOUNTB TPU          Fri 09:47 MOUNTB::SMITH
     JONES        MOUNTC $            Tue 18:02
     BROWN        MOUNTC $            Mon 17:04
     TAYLOR       MOUNTB EDT          Thu 15:59
     CROSBY       MOUNTC RTPAD        Thu 14:59
     CARPENTER    MOUNTB $            Wed 17:23 MOUNTB::SYSTEM
     BLACK        MOUNTC $            Tue 10:42 MOUNTC::BLACK

     Displays information about all users on all members of the
     cluster.