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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt FINGERD 8
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm fingerd
40.Nd remote user information server
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl s
44.Op Fl l
45.Op Fl p Ar filename
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm
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35.Dd June 4, 1993
36.Dt FINGERD 8
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm fingerd
40.Nd remote user information server
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm
43.Op Fl s
44.Op Fl l
45.Op Fl p Ar filename
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm
49utility is a simple protocol based on
49utility uses a simple protocol based on
50.%T RFC1196
50.%T RFC1196
51that provides an interface to the
52Name and Finger programs at several network sites.
53The program is supposed to return a friendly,
51that provides an interface to
52.Xr finger 1
53at several network sites. It is supposed to return a friendly,
54human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment
55or a particular person in depth.
56There is no required format and the
57protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
54human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment
55or a particular person in depth.
56There is no required format and the
57protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
58.Dq command line .
58.Dq command line Ns ,
59thus,
60.Nm
61can also be used to implement other protocols in conjunction with the
62.Fl p
63flag.
59.Pp
60The
61.Nm
62utility is started by
63.Xr inetd 8 ,
64which listens for
65.Tn TCP
66requests at port 79.

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64.Pp
65The
66.Nm
67utility is started by
68.Xr inetd 8 ,
69which listens for
70.Tn TCP
71requests at port 79.

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