The finger protocol typically provides details such as the user's login name, their full name, the terminal they are using, their idle time, when they last logged in, and their email address if available.

The 'finger' command in Linux is a user information lookup program. It provides details about users on a Linux system. You can use it like this: finger [username] . Here's a simple example: finger root # Output: # Login: root Name: root # Directory: /root Shell: /bin/bash # Never logged in.

Finger is a client-server application that allows a user to interact with a finger server or “daemon.” It was originally developed in 1971 to provide a means for users to query remote systems for a list of logged-in users.

In computer networking, the Name/Finger protocol and the Finger user information protocol are simple network protocols for the exchange of human-oriented status and user information.