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authorMike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1997-01-08 07:13:29 +0000
committerMike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org>1997-01-08 07:13:29 +0000
commitbb401380195727fe1a9da35617aa21450b4beeab (patch)
tree7c6859d349553738cf1f6cf479b02a471e8211f0 /libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
parent34bf6125409ab1b00d9d66a20ca6b122c5e4f414 (diff)
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diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8 b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
index c5c07628a568..f2a58105f9ff 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.8
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ protocol consists mostly of specifying a single
.Dq command line .
.Pp
.Nm Fingerd
-listens for
+is started by
+.Xr inetd 8 ,
+which listens for
.Tn TCP
requests at port 79.
Once connected it reads a single command line
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ to have more control over what information is
provided to remote sites.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
-.Xr finger 1
+.Xr finger 1 ,
+.Xr inetd 8
.Sh BUGS
Connecting directly to the server from a
.Tn TIP