Logname


In computer software, logname 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.

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.

Usage


$ logname --help
Usage: logname
Print the name of the current user.
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit