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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: | |
ea0caf4a | 30 | .PP |
31 | Info last changed on 22-mar-1988 15:13:33 by user studley using chfn | |
227344f4 | 32 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 33 | Name [Biff Studsworth II]: |
76ca8a03 | 34 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 35 | Nickname [Studley]: |
76ca8a03 | 36 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 37 | Home address (Ex: EC Bemis 514) [New House 4-601]: |
76ca8a03 | 38 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 39 | Home phone number (Ex: 3141592) [225-1234]: |
76ca8a03 | 40 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 41 | Office address (Exs: E40-342 or 2-108) [E40-300M]: \fBE40-358M\fP |
76ca8a03 | 42 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 43 | Office phone (Ex: 3-7619) []: \fB1863\fP |
76ca8a03 | 44 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 45 | MIT department (Exs: 9, Biology, Information Services) [VI-3]: \fBnone\fP |
76ca8a03 | 46 | .br |
ea0caf4a | 47 | MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) ['90]: \fB\'91\fP |
76ca8a03 | 48 | .PP |
49 | .I chfn | |
50 | allows phone numbers to be entered with or without hyphens. | |
76ca8a03 | 51 | .PP |
52 | Note that the changes will not show up with | |
53 | .I finger | |
84e657cb | 54 | until the day after the database has been changed. |
76ca8a03 | 55 | .PP |
56 | Users may only change their own information unless they are | |
ea32a54c | 57 | Moira database administrators. |
30c7d28e | 58 | .SH AUTHOR |
59 | Emanuel 'Jay' Berkenbilt | |
76ca8a03 | 60 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
ea32a54c | 61 | moira(1), finger(1) |