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difference betwen who and finger command in Unix/Linux?

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Mar 15, 202620759 views
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Both commands look like have same purpose but their output is different. what is the difference?

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, when pointed at a specific user, can display detailed information (shell, homedir, last login time, mailbox status, ) can also be used over the network: Because of #2, is also sometimes used for simplistic database queries: , ,

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