usrinfo(1)usrinfo(1)NAMEusrinfo - Display information about system users.
SYNOPSISusrinfo [ -wtnpugdso ]
usrinfo [ -wtnpugdso ] [ user ]
usrinfo [ -iwtnpugdso ] [ uid ]
usrinfo [ -v ]
usrinfo [ -h ]
DESCRIPTIONusrinfo [coded in c++] displays information about a user via command
line. The current version includes arguments for username, encrypted
password, unix identification number, group identification number, home
directory, shell, and other Information.
A user can specify either web style breaks[by including the -w option]
or unix style breaks[default].
Usually a user would want to operate usrinfo with the following
options:
usrinfo-tnpugdso user
Or in the case of calling usrinfo from a webpage:
usrinfo-wtnpugdso user
OPTIONS
The "-iwtnpugdso" options may be specified in any order. "-v" and "-h"
options are to be specified alone.
-i uid By default the username is used to find information about
the user; The '-i' option uses the user's uid instead.
-w By default unix-style breaks are used; The '-w' option
specifies webstyle breaks instead.
-t By default topics are turned off; The '-t' options turns
topics on.
-n Displays the username specified during program initiation.
-p Displays the user's encrypted password if rooted; Otherwise
a '*' is shown.
-u Displays the user's unix identification number.
-g Displays the user's group identification number.
-d Displays the user's home directory.
-s Displays the user's shell.
-o Displays other information about the user such as phone-
number, etc.
-v Displays the program version, website, and creator.
-h Displays this help message.
FILES
/usr/local/bin/usrinfo
The usrinfo binary.
/usr/local/man/man1/usrinfo.1
The usrinfo manpage.
AUTHOR
(c)Aaron Myles Landwehr aaron@snaphat.com assroot@snaphat.com white‐
hata_zz@yahoo.com
24 June 2004 usrinfo(1)
