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fprintd(1)							    fprintd(1)

NAME
       fprintd - Fingerprint management	daemon,	and test applications

SYNOPSIS
       fprintd-enroll [-f finger] [usename]

       fprintd-list username [usernames...]

       fprintd-verify [-f finger] [usename]

       fprintd-delete username [usernames...]

DESCRIPTION
       This manual page	documents briefly the fprintd command-line utilities.

       The fprintd daemon is accessed through D-Bus by those command-line
       utilities.

ARGUMENTS
       username
	       The username for	the user for which you want to query or	modify
	       the fingerprint database.

	       Note  that fprintd-list and fprintd-delete require at least one
	       username	to be passed, and support multiple usernames.

	       fprintd-enroll and fprintd-verify will use the current username
	       if none are passed on the command-line.

       -f finger
	       For fprintd-enroll, the finger to enroll. Possible values are:

	       left-thumb, left-index-finger,  left-middle-finger,  left-ring-
	       finger,	left-little-finger,  right-thumb,  right-index-finger,
	       right-middle-finger, right-ring-finger, right-little-finger.

	       The default is to choose	 automatically,	 selecting  the	 first
	       available  finger  for  swipe  devices,	or  all	 the  enrolled
	       fingers,	for press devices.

TEST APPLICATIONS
   fprintd-enroll
	       Will enroll the user's right index finger into the database.

   fprintd-list
	       Will list the user's enrolled fingerprints.

   fprintd-verify
	       Will verify the user's fingerprints against the database.

   fprintd-delete
	       Will delete the user's right index finger into the database.

AUTHOR
       fprintd was written by Bastien Nocera and Daniel	Drake.

DIRECTORIES
       By default, fprintd stores the fingerprints in /var/lib/fprint/

SEE ALSO
       gnome-control-center

freedesktop			  2024-09-05			    fprintd(1)

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