chfn:tldr:f9162
chfn: Update a user's "Home Phone Number" field for the output of `finger`.
$ chfn -h ${new_home_telephone_number} ${username}
try on your machine
The command "chfn -h ${new_home_telephone_number} ${username}" is used to change the finger information for a user in a Unix-like operating system.
- "chfn" stands for "change finger", which is a command that allows the modification of finger information.
- "-h" is an option used to specify the new home telephone number for the user.
- "${new_home_telephone_number}" is the variable that should be replaced with the desired new home telephone number.
- "${username}" is also a variable that should be replaced with the actual username of the user for whom you want to change the finger information.
By executing this command and replacing the variables with appropriate values, the home telephone number associated with the specified user will be changed.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.