1 #! /usr/bin/env python

     2 

     3 # Python interface to the Internet finger daemon.

     4 #

     5 # Usage: finger [options] [user][@host] ...

     6 #

     7 # If no host is given, the finger daemon on the local host is contacted.

     8 # Options are passed uninterpreted to the finger daemon!

     9 

    10 

    11 import sys, string

    12 from socket import *

    13 

    14 

    15 # Hardcode the number of the finger port here.

    16 # It's not likely to change soon...

    17 #

    18 FINGER_PORT = 79

    19 

    20 

    21 # Function to do one remote finger invocation.

    22 # Output goes directly to stdout (although this can be changed).

    23 #

    24 def finger(host, args):

    25     s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)

    26     s.connect((host, FINGER_PORT))

    27     s.send(args + '\n')

    28     while 1:

    29         buf = s.recv(1024)

    30         if not buf: break

    31         sys.stdout.write(buf)

    32     sys.stdout.flush()

    33 

    34 

    35 # Main function: argument parsing.

    36 #

    37 def main():

    38     options = ''

    39     i = 1

    40     while i < len(sys.argv) and sys.argv[i][:1] == '-':

    41         options = options + sys.argv[i] + ' '

    42         i = i+1

    43     args = sys.argv[i:]

    44     if not args:

    45         args = ['']

    46     for arg in args:

    47         if '@' in arg:

    48             at = string.index(arg, '@')

    49             host = arg[at+1:]

    50             arg = arg[:at]

    51         else:

    52             host = ''

    53         finger(host, options + arg)

    54 

    55 

    56 # Call the main function.

    57 #

    58 main()