| -l | produce long format output for the specified USERs |
| -b | omit the user's home directory and shell in long format |
| -h | omit the user's project file in long format |
| -p | omit the user's plan file in long format |
| -s | do short format output, this is the default |
| -f | omit the line of column headings in short format |
| -w | omit the user's full name in short format |
| -i | omit the user's full name and remote host in short format |
| -q | omit the user's full name, remote host and idle time in short format |
| --lookup | attempt to canonicalize hostnames via DNS |
| --help | display this help and exit |
| --version | output version information and exit |
NAME
pinky - lightweight finger
SYNOPSIS
pinky [OPTION]... [USER]...
DESCRIPTION
- -l
produce long format output for the specified USERs
- -b
omit the user's home directory and shell in long format
- -h
omit the user's project file in long format
- -p
omit the user's plan file in long format
- -s
do short format output, this is the default
- -f
omit the line of column headings in short format
- -w
omit the user's full name in short format
- -i
omit the user's full name and remote host in short format
- -q
omit the user's full name, remote host and idle time in short format
- --lookup
attempt to canonicalize hostnames via DNS
- --help
display this help and exit
- --version
output version information and exit
A lightweight 'finger' program; print user information. The utmp file will be /var/run/utmp.
AUTHOR
Written by Joseph Arceneaux, David MacKenzie, and Kaveh Ghazi.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/pinky> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) pinky invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3) Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.