logname

In computer software, logname (stands for Login Name) is a program in Unix and Unix-like operating systems that prints the name of the user who is currently logged in on the terminal. It usually corresponds to the LOGNAME variable in the system-state environment (but this variable could have been modified).

logname
example of logname command
Initial release1982 (1982)
Operating systemUnix and Unix-like
TypeCommand
LicenseGNU GPL v3

History

The logname system call and command appeared for the first time in UNIX System III. The author of the version of logname bundled in GNU coreutils is unknown.[1]

Usage

 
$ logname --help
Usage: logname [OPTION]
Print the name of the current user.

      --help     display this help and exit
      --version  output version information and exit
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See also

References
  1. https://linux.die.net/man/1/logname
  • logname: return the user's login name – Commands & Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX Specification, Issue 7 from The Open Group
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