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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8')
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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 index 511388e..413a97a 100644 --- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 +++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 @@ -46,16 +46,21 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -utility is a simple protocol based on +utility uses a simple protocol based on .%T RFC1196 -that provides an interface to the -Name and Finger programs at several network sites. -The program is supposed to return a friendly, +that provides an interface to +.Xr finger 1 +at several network sites. It is supposed to return a friendly, human-oriented status report on either the system at the moment or a particular person in depth. There is no required format and the protocol consists mostly of specifying a single -.Dq command line . +.Dq command line Ns , +thus, +.Nm +can also be used to implement other protocols in conjunction with the +.Fl p +flag. .Pp The .Nm |