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+.\"
+.\" chfn.1 -- change your finger information
+.\" (c) 1994 by salvatore valente <svalente@athena.mit.edu>
+.\"
+.\" this program is free software. you can redistribute it and
+.\" modify it under the terms of the gnu general public license.
+.\" there is no warranty.
+.\"
+.\" faith
+.\" 1.1.1.1
+.\" 1995/02/22 19:09:24
+.\"
+.TH CHFN 1 "October 13 1994" "chfn" "Linux Reference Manual"
+.SH NAME
+chfn \- change your finger information
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.B chfn
+[\ \-f\ full-name\ ] [\ \-o\ office\ ] [\ \-p\ office-phone\ ]
+[\ \-h\ home-phone\ ] [\ \-u\ ] [\ \-v\ ] [\ username\ ]
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B chfn
+is used to change your finger information. This information is
+stored in the
+.I /etc/passwd
+file, and is displayed by the
+.B finger
+program. The Linux
+.B finger
+command will display four pieces of information that can be changed by
+.B chfn
+: your real name, your work room and phone, and your home phone.
+.SS COMMAND LINE
+Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command
+line. If no information is given on the command line,
+.B chfn
+enters interactive mode.
+.SS INTERACTIVE MODE
+In interactive mode,
+.B chfn
+will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you can enter the new information,
+or just press return to leave the field unchanged. Enter the keyword
+"none" to make the field blank.
+.SH OPTIONS
+.TP
+.I "\-f, \-\-full-name"
+Specify your real name.
+.TP
+.I "\-o, \-\-office"
+Specify your office room number.
+.TP
+.I "\-p, \-\-office-phone"
+Specify your office phone number.
+.TP
+.I "\-h, \-\-home-phone"
+Specify your home phone number.
+.TP
+.I "\-u, \-\-help"
+Print a usage message and exit.
+.TP
+.I "-v, \-\-version"
+Print version information and exit.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.BR finger (1),
+.BR passwd (5)
+.SH AUTHOR
+Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>