[4583] in Athena Bugs
vax 6.4R: chfn
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John T Kohl)
Wed Mar 21 10:16:06 1990
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 90 10:15:49 -0500
From: John T Kohl <jtkohl@ATHENA.MIT.EDU>
To: bugs@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
System name: lycus
Type and version: CVAXSTAR 6.4R
Display type: SM
What were you trying to do?
Change my finger information
What's wrong:
The examples given for the MIT department are not properly
enclosed in parentheses:
% chfn
Changing finger information for jtkohl.
Info last changed on 31-aug-1989 20:41:19 by user jtkohl with chfn.
Default values are printed inside of '[]'.
To accept the default, type <return>.
To have a blank entry, type the word 'none'.
Full name [John T Kohl]:
Nickname []:
Home address (Ex: Atkinson 304) [72 Marathon St. 2nd floor. Arlington MA 02174]
:
Home phone number (Ex: 3141592) [6176432831]:
Office address (Exs: E40-342 or 2-108) [E40-351M]: E40-321M
Office phone (Ex: 3-1300) [31510]:
MIT department (Exs: 9, Biology, Information Services [DEC]:
MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) [Staf]:
Changing finger information...
Finger information updated succesfully.
% chfn
Changing finger information for jtkohl.
Info last changed on 31-aug-1989 20:41:19 by user jtkohl with chfn.
Default values are printed inside of '[]'.
To accept the default, type <return>.
To have a blank entry, type the word 'none'.
Full name [John T Kohl]:
Nickname []:
Home address (Ex: Atkinson 304) [72 Marathon St. 2nd floor. Arlington MA 02174]:
Home phone number (Ex: 3141592) [6176432831]:
Office address (Exs: E40-342 or 2-108) [E40-351M]: E40-321M
Office phone (Ex: 3-1300) [31510]:
MIT department (Exs: 9, Biology, Information Services [DEC]:
^^^^^^^ no closing paren
MIT year (Exs: 1989, '91, Faculty, Grad) [Staf]:
Changing finger information...
Finger information updated succesfully.
What should have happened:
It should print out balanced parens.
Please describe any relevant documentation references:
chfn(1)
