The default value is accepted simply by typing a carriage
return. To enter a blank field, the word ``none'' may
be typed. Below is a sample run:
-.IP
-.B "Info last changed on 22-mar-1988 15:13:33 by user studley using chfn"
+.PP
+Info last changed on 22-mar-1988 15:13:33 by user studley using chfn
.br
-.B "Name [Biff Studsworth II]:"
+Name [Biff Studsworth II]:
.br
-.B "Nickname [Studley]:"
+Nickname [Studley]:
.br
-.B "Home address (Ex: Bemis 304) [New House 4-601]:"
+Home address (Ex: EC Bemis 514) [New House 4-601]:
.br
-.B "Home phone number (Ex: 4660000) [225-1234]:"
+Home phone number (Ex: 3141592) [225-1234]:
.br
-.B "Office address (Exs: 597 Tech Square or 10-256) [E40-300M]:"
-E40-358M
+Office address (Exs: E40-342 or 2-108) [E40-300M]: \fBE40-358M\fP
.br
-.B "Office phone (Ex: 3-1300) []:"
-1863
+Office phone (Ex: 3-7619) []: \fB1863\fP
.br
-.B "MIT department (Exs: EECS, Biology, Information Services) [VI-3]:"
-none
+MIT department (Exs: 9, Biology, Information Services) [VI-3]: \fBnone\fP
.br
-.B "MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) ['90]:"
-'91
-.sp
+MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) ['90]: \fB\'91\fP
.PP
.I chfn
allows phone numbers to be entered with or without hyphens.
-If only four digits are entered for a phone number, and MIT extension
-is assumed. If the Office address ends in "M", it will assume an MIT
-room, if it ends in "T", it will assume Tech Square.
.PP
Note that the changes will not show up with
.I finger
-until several hours after the database has been changed.
+until the day after the database has been changed.
.PP
Users may only change their own information unless they are
-SMS database administrators.
+Moira database administrators.
.SH AUTHOR
Emanuel 'Jay' Berkenbilt
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-sms(1), finger(1)
+moira(1), finger(1)
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