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diff --git a/usr.bin/finger/finger.conf.5 b/usr.bin/finger/finger.conf.5 index a339b0c..38220a8 100644 --- a/usr.bin/finger/finger.conf.5 +++ b/usr.bin/finger/finger.conf.5 @@ -38,13 +38,17 @@ The optional file is used to provide aliases that can be fingered by local and network users. This may be useful where a user's login name is not the same -as their preferred mail address. +as their preferred mail address, or for providing virtual login names +than can be fingered. .Pp Lines beginning with ``#'' are comments. Other lines must consist of an alias name and a target name separated by a colon. -A target name should be either a user, or a forward -reference to another alias. +A target name should be either a user, a forward +reference to another alias or the path of a world readable file. +.Pp +Where an alias points to a file, the contents of that file will be displayed +when the alias is fingered. .Sh EXAMPLES .Bd -literal # /etc/finger.conf alias definition file @@ -56,6 +60,11 @@ reference to another alias. markk:mkn john.smith:dev329 john:dev329 +sue:/etc/finger/sue.txt +# +# Network status message +# +status:/usr/local/etc/status.txt # # Administrative redirects # |