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.TH finger@ 1
.SH NAME
finger@ \- gets user information from a remote host.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B finger@
[
.I host
[
.I user
] ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B finger@
connects to TCP port 79 (Finger) on
.IR host ,
sends
.I user
(with an extra CR) to
.IR host ,
and prints any data it receives. It removes CR and converts unprintable
characters to a visible format. 

Some computers respond to port 79 with information about
.IR user .

If
.I user
is not supplied,
.B finger@
sends a blank line to host. Some computers respond with information about all
the users who are logged in.

If
.I host
is not supplied,
.B finger@
connects to the local host.
.SH SEE ALSO
tcpserver(1),
tcprules(1),
tcprulescheck(1),
argv0(1),
fixcrio(1),
recordio(1),
rblsmtpd(1),
tcpclient(1),
who@(1),
date@(1),
http@(1),
tcpcat(1),
mconnect(1),
tcp-environ(5)

http://cr.yp.to/ucspi-tcp.html