# man > PINKY(1)

> **TLDR:** Print user information using the `finger` protocol.
>
- Display details about the current user:
  `pinky`
- Display details for a specific user:
  `pinky {{user}}`
- Display details in the long format:
  `pinky {{user}} -l`
- Omit the user's home directory and shell in long format:
  `pinky {{user}} -lb`
- Omit the user's project file in long format:
  `pinky {{user}} -lh`
- Omit the column headings in short format:
  `pinky {{user}} -f`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       pinky - lightweight finger

## SYNOPSIS
       **pinky** [_OPTION_]... [_USER_]...

## DESCRIPTION
### -l

### -b

### -h

### -p

### -s

### -f

### -w

### -i

### -q

       **--help** display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

       A   lightweight   'finger'   program;   print  user  information.   The  utmp  file  will  be
       _/var/run/utmp_.

## AUTHOR
       Written by Joseph Arceneaux, David MacKenzie, and Kaveh Ghazi.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3  or  later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pinky>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pinky invocation'



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