# The finger alias. Execs finger from irc, can be used as finger <nick> too.

# Source: hmm's .ircrc, modified by Wizzu <Mikko.Hanninen@hut.fi> and
#         Puohis <puohis@helene.hut.fi> (didn't work when I got it)
# Date: 6th Jul 1995

# I use this shortened form:
#alias f finger
alias finger {
  if (([$0]==[-h]) && ([$1]!=[]))
  {
    userhost $1 -cmd if ([$3]!=[<UNKNOWN>])
    {
      echo ### Start of finger \($3@$4) output:
      eval exec -name finger exec finger -l $$3@$$4
      wait -cmd %finger echo ### End of finger output.
    }
    { echo ### finger: No such nickname '$1' }
  }
  {
    if (index(@ $0)>-1)
    {
      echo ### Start of finger \($0) output:
      exec -name finger exec finger $0
      wait -cmd %finger echo ### End of finger output.
    }
    {
      if ([$0])
      {
        userhost $0 -cmd if ([$3]!=[<UNKNOWN>])
        {
          echo ### Start of finger \($strip(#~ $3)@$4) output:
          eval exec -name finger exec finger -l $$strip(#~ $3)@$$4
          wait -cmd %finger echo ### End of finger output.
        }
        { echo ### finger: No such nickname '$0' }
      }
      {
        echo ### usage: finger [[-h] <nicname>][[user]@full.hostname]
        echo ### e.g. finger Bob, finger -h Bob, finger bob@eff.org
        echo ### or finger @eff.org
      }
    }
  }
}