rostamia@umbc3.UMBC.EDU (Rouben Rostamian) (06/30/90)
On all unix systems I know of, the command 'f' is a synonym for 'finger'. For instance, on ultrix: % ls -il `which finger` 4241 -rwxr-xr-x 2 root 55296 May 2 1989 /usr/ucb/finger % ls -il `which f` 4241 -rwxr-xr-x 2 root 55296 May 2 1989 /usr/ucb/f Note that both 'f' and 'finger' refer to the same file with inode 4241. The man page does not explain the reason for existence of 'f'. Any ideas? --
samlb@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Sam Bassett RCS) (06/30/90)
Yup -- programmer laziness -- wouldn't _you_ rather type just one letter, rather than 6?? Sam'l Bassett, Sterling Software @ NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field CA 94035 Work: (415) 604-4792; Home: (415) 969-2644 samlb@well.sf.ca.us samlb@ames.arc.nasa.gov <Disclaimer> := 'Sterling doesn't _have_ opinions -- much less NASA!'