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--- protocols:finger:start [2026/09/23 14:52] – created - external edit 127.0.0.1
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 ===== What It Is =====
-A simple TCP protocol that serves a small, human-readable text file about a user: their name, email, login status, and the contents of two files — ''~/.plan'' and ''~/.project''.
+A simple TCP protocol that serves a small, human-readable text file about a user: their name, email, login status, and the contents of two files: ''~/.plan'' and ''~/.project''.
 ===== History =====
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 ===== .plan and .project =====
-''~/.plan'' was originally meant to hold a user's current and future plans — a professional status update before status updates existed. Informally, ''.plan'' files became personal manifestos, random musings, and links to things people were thinking about. The first social media profile.
+''~/.plan'' was originally meant to hold a user's current and future plans: a professional status update before status updates existed. Informally, ''.plan'' files became personal manifestos, random musings, and links to things people were thinking about. The first social media profile.
 ''~/.project'' describes current projects.
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 <code bash>
-finger brennan@tilde.town
+finger you@tilde.town
-finger brennan@tilde.pink
+finger you@tilde.pink
 </code>
-Both will return the contents of the respective ''.plan'' file. It's opt-in, low-infrastructure presence — a plain text file and a TCP connection.
+Both will return the contents of the respective ''.plan'' file. It's opt-in, low-infrastructure presence: a plain text file and a TCP connection.
 ===== On tilde.town =====
-''~/.plan'' and ''~/.project'' are both maintained as part of the [[tilde:start|tilde.town]] home directory. They are synced via [[terminal:tools:rsync|rsync]] with ''sync-to-tilde.sh''.
+''~/.plan'' and ''~/.project'' are both maintained as part of the [[tilde:start|tilde.town]] home directory. A local copy can be kept in sync using [[terminal:tools:rsync|rsync]].
 ===== Running Your Own Finger Server =====