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finger: Display information about a specific user.
$ finger ${username}
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The "finger" command is a Unix command-line tool that provides information about a user on a remote system or the local system.
In the given command, "${username}" is a variable that represents the username you want to check. By running the "finger ${username}" command, you are asking the system to display details about the specified user. The information typically includes the user's login name, full name, terminal session, idle time, the last time the user was logged in, their home directory, and other relevant information.
Note that the availability and format of the information displayed by the "finger" command can vary depending on the system and its configuration.
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never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.