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TLDR: pinky (tldr-pages)

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
PINKY(1)                                    User Commands                                   PINKY(1)



NAME
       pinky - lightweight finger

SYNOPSIS
       pinky [OPTION]... [USER]...

DESCRIPTION
       -l     produce long format output for the specified USERs

       -b     omit the user's home directory and shell in long format

       -h     omit the user's project file in long format

       -p     omit the user's plan file in long format

       -s     do short format output, this is the default

       -f     omit the line of column headings in short format

       -w     omit the user's full name in short format

       -i     omit the user's full name and remote host in short format

       -q     omit the user's full name, remote host and idle time in short format

       --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'



GNU coreutils 8.32                          January 2026                                    PINKY(1)

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