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76ca8a03 | 1 | .TH CHFN 1 "1 Feb 1988" "Project Athena" |
2 | \" RCSID: $Header$ | |
3 | .SH NAME | |
4 | chfn \- change finger information | |
5 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
6 | .B chfn | |
7 | [ username ] | |
8 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
9 | This command changes (or installs) | |
227344f4 | 10 | the GECOS information field |
76ca8a03 | 11 | associated with |
12 | .IR username | |
05e591e3 | 13 | (your own name by default). It also asks for some information not in |
14 | the standard GECOS field, such as a nickname and home address. | |
76ca8a03 | 15 | The GECOS information is the information shown by |
16 | .I finger(1). | |
17 | .PP | |
18 | When invoked, | |
19 | .B chfn | |
20 | displays the current information as default values | |
21 | while prompting for any changes. | |
22 | The fields include a user's | |
23 | ``real life'' name, nickname, home address and phone number, | |
24 | office address and phone number, department and year. | |
25 | Included in each prompt is a default value, | |
26 | which is enclosed between brackets. | |
27 | The default value is accepted simply by typing a carriage | |
28 | return. To enter a blank field, the word ``none'' may | |
29 | be typed. Below is a sample run: | |
30 | .IP | |
227344f4 | 31 | .B "Info last changed on 22-mar-1988 15:13:33 by user studley using chfn" |
32 | .br | |
76ca8a03 | 33 | .B "Name [Biff Studsworth II]:" |
34 | .br | |
35 | .B "Nickname [Studley]:" | |
36 | .br | |
84e657cb | 37 | .B "Home address (Ex: EC Bemis 514) [New House 4-601]:" |
76ca8a03 | 38 | .br |
84e657cb | 39 | .B "Home phone number (Ex: 3141592) [225-1234]:" |
76ca8a03 | 40 | .br |
84e657cb | 41 | .B "Office address (Exs: E40-342 or 2-108) [E40-300M]:" |
76ca8a03 | 42 | E40-358M |
43 | .br | |
84e657cb | 44 | .B "Office phone (Ex: 3-7619) []:" |
76ca8a03 | 45 | 1863 |
46 | .br | |
84e657cb | 47 | .B "MIT department (Exs: 9, Biology, Information Services) [VI-3]:" |
76ca8a03 | 48 | none |
49 | .br | |
50 | .B "MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) ['90]:" | |
51 | '91 | |
52 | .sp | |
53 | .PP | |
54 | .I chfn | |
55 | allows phone numbers to be entered with or without hyphens. | |
76ca8a03 | 56 | .PP |
57 | Note that the changes will not show up with | |
58 | .I finger | |
84e657cb | 59 | until the day after the database has been changed. |
76ca8a03 | 60 | .PP |
61 | Users may only change their own information unless they are | |
ea32a54c | 62 | Moira database administrators. |
30c7d28e | 63 | .SH AUTHOR |
64 | Emanuel 'Jay' Berkenbilt | |
76ca8a03 | 65 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
ea32a54c | 66 | moira(1), finger(1) |