NAME

       cfingerd.text - cfingerd text rules

EXPLANATION

       cfingerd offers different commands that can be placed in text files to display corresponding information.
       Each  command  used  with  cfingerd  in  text  files  begins with a dollar-sign (or a "$").  This usually
       indicates to cfingerd that when it's displaying a file, it issues the command given directly  after  that
       character and inserts its output.

       If you want to display a raw "$" sign, simply put two "$" signs together, or "$$".

       Text  commands are only parsed if ALLOW_LINE_PARSING is enabled in /etc/cfingerd/cfingerd.conf(5).  If it
       is disabled the text files will be sent as is, complete with any single or double dollar signs  they  may
       contain.

TEXT COMMANDS

       The following is a list of text commands and what they do.  They are checked case insensitively.

       $CENTER  will  display  the entire contents of the line.  This command must start at the beginning of the
       line.  This is a very common command.

       $DATE displays the current system date in the format of MM/DD/YY.

       $TIME displays the current system time in the format HH:MM A/PM (timezone).

       $IDENT displays the identity of the current person fingering your system.

       $COMPILE_DATETIME displays the date and time of which the current issue of cfingerd was compiled on  your
       system.

       $VERSION displays the current version of cfingerd.

       $EXEC  executes  the  rest  of  the  line  as a system command and send the output to the fingering user.
       Pipes, parameters etc. are available. The $EXEC command must be on a line by itself in order to  function
       properly.   The  command  is executed as nobody.nogroup if used in a system file.  If used in a user file
       (e.g.  .plan) the command is executed as that particular user.  cfingerd will fork() before executing the
       new command and will drop all priviledges so this is safe.

       This feature is only available if ALLOW_EXECUTION is enabled in cfingerd.conf.  The program may  prodeuce
       a maximum of 10MB of output.

CONTACTING

       If  you  like the software, and you want to learn more about the software, or want to see a feature added
       to it that isn't already here, then please write to cfingerd@infodrom.north.de.  The project's webpage is
       at http://www.infodrom.north.de/cfingerd/ .

SEE ALSO

       cfingerd(8), cfingerd.conf(5), finger(1), userlist(1),  any  of  the  included  docs  with  the  standard
       cfingerd distribution.

1.4.2                                              7 Aug 1999                                   CFINGERD.TEXT(5)