chfn(1) - phpMan

CHFN(1) User Commands CHFN(1)

NAME
chfn - change your finger information

SYNOPSIS
chfn [-f full-name] [-o office] ,RB [ -p office-phone] [-h home-phone] -u] [-v] [username]

DESCRIPTION
chfn is used to change your finger information. This information is stored in the
/etc/passwd file, and is displayed by the finger program. The Linux finger command will
display four pieces of information that can be changed by chfn: your real name, your work
room and phone, and your home phone.

chfn is used to change local entries only. Use ypchfn, lchfn or any other implementation
for non-local entries.

COMMAND LINE
Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command line. If no infor-
mation is given on the command line, chfn enters interactive mode.

INTERACTIVE MODE
In interactive mode, chfn will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new
information, or just press return to leave the field unchanged. Enter the keyword "none"
to make the field blank.

OPTIONS
-f, --full-name full-name
Specify your real name.

-o, --office office
Specify your office room number.

-p, --office-phone office-phone
Specify your office phone number.

-h, --home-phone home-phone
Specify your home phone number.

-u, --help
Print a usage message and exit.

-v, --version
Print version information and exit.

EXIT STATUS
Returns 0 if operation was successful, 1 if operation failed or command syntax was not
valid.