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-rw-r--r--libexec/fingerd/fingerd.87
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
index c5c0762..f2a5810 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
.Dq command line .
.Pp
.Nm Fingerd
-listens for
+is started by
+.Xr inetd 8 ,
+which listens for
.Tn TCP
requests at port 79.
Once connected it reads a single command line
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ to have more control over what information is
provided to remote sites.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr finger 1
+.Xr finger 1 ,
+.Xr inetd 8
.Sh BUGS
Connecting directly to the server from a
.Tn TIP
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