Posted in Command Line, Linux Finger Command Binny V A December 25, 2007 Leave a Comment on Finger Command System info about a user. Try: finger root. An admin needs it all the time finger user_name #finger root Login: root Name: root Directory: /root Shell: /bin/bash Last login Tue Nov 27 20:19 (IST) on tty1 No mail. No Plan. Author: Binny V AA philosopher programmer who specializes in backend development and stoicism.