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NAME
    chfn - change your finger information

SYNOPSIS
    chfn  [ -f full-name ] [ -o office ] [ -p office-phone ] [ -h home-
    phone ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ username ]

DESCRIPTION
    chfn is used to change your finger information.  This information is
    stored in the /etc/passwd file, and is displayed by the finger program.
    The Linux finger command will display four pieces of information that
    can be changed by chfn : your real name, your work room and phone, and
    your home phone.

 COMMAND LINE
    Any of the four pieces of information can be specified on the command
    line.  If no information is given on the command line, chfn enters
    interactive mode.

 INTERACTIVE MODE
    In interactive mode, chfn will prompt for each field. At a prompt, you
    can enter the new information, or just press return to leave the field
    unchanged. Enter the keyword "none" to make the field blank.

OPTIONS
    -f, --full-name
    Specify your real name.

    -o, --office
    Specify your office room number.

    -p, --office-phone
    Specify your office phone number.

    -h, --home-phone
    Specify your home phone number.

    -u, --help
    Print a usage message and exit.

    -v, --version
    Print version information and exit.

SEE ALSO
   finger(1),passwd(5)

AUTHOR
    Salvatore Valente <svalente@mit.edu>