pinky
displays information about logged-in users
TLDR
Show logged-in users
$ pinky
Show specific user$ pinky [username]
Long format$ pinky -l [username]
Short format$ pinky -s
Omit full names$ pinky -f
Omit remote host$ pinky -h
SYNOPSIS
pinky [-l] [-s] [-f] [-h] [options] [users]
DESCRIPTION
pinky displays information about logged-in users. It's a lightweight alternative to finger.Default output shows login name, full name, terminal, idle time, login time, and host.Long format adds home directory, shell, and plan/project files. Similar to finger's detailed view.Short format shows minimal information. Useful for quick user listing.The command reads system utmp and user information. No network queries are made.
PARAMETERS
-l
Long output format.-s
Short output format.-f
Omit full name.-h
Omit remote host.-w
Omit home directory.-b
Omit home in long format.-p
Omit project in long format.--help
Show help.
INSTALL
sudo apt install coreutils
sudo dnf install coreutils
sudo pacman -S coreutils
sudo apk add coreutils
sudo zypper install coreutils
brew install coreutils
nix profile install nixpkgs#coreutils
CAVEATS
Less feature-complete than finger. No remote host queries. Plan files may not exist.
HISTORY
pinky is part of GNU coreutils, created as a lighter-weight local alternative to the finger command. It doesn't support network finger protocol.
