[comp.unix.aux] New version of finger available

antonio@Apple.COM (Antonio Ordonez) (05/09/91)

As of today a new version of finger is available from the 
aux.support.apple.com (130.43.6.2) file server

From the README file

"This directory contains a new version of finger which allows  the
use of '&' in the password file for the purpose of using the login
name as part of the real name string.

For example, the following entry in the password file

antonio:xxxxxxxxx:106:100:& login:/users/antonio:/bin/tcsh

would generate the output

aux.root 39 > /usr/ucb/finger antonio
Login name: antonio                     In real life: Ntonio login
Directory: /users/antonio               Shell: /bin/tcsh
Never logged in.
No Plan.

Note "In real life: Ntonio login"
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The new finger command will produce the output

aux.root 40 > ./finger antonio
Login name: antonio                     In real life: Antonio login
Directory: /users/antonio               Shell: /bin/tcsh
Never logged in.
No Plan.

Once again note "In real life: Antonio login"				"
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Antonio

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jim@jagubox.gsfc.nasa.gov (Jim Jagielski) (05/09/91)

In article <52614@apple.Apple.COM> antonio@Apple.COM (Antonio Ordonez) writes:
}As of today a new version of finger is available from the 
}aux.support.apple.com (130.43.6.2) file server
}
}From the README file
}   /* stuff deleted */
}


Just wanted you to know that even though the README file says to move the file
finger to /usr/ucb, it shows how to do it by:

	mv finger /etc/finger
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This, of course, should be:

	mv finger /usr/ucb/finger

PS:  Isn't cp the prefered way, since it maintains the owner, group and
     mode of the previous version...?
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