logname

Print the name of the user currently logged into the terminal.

Synopsis

logname [OPTION]...

Main Purpose

• Print the name of the user currently logged into the terminal.

Options

--help       Display help information and exit.
--version    Display version information and exit.

Return Value

Returns 0 on success, and a non-zero value on failure.

Examples

[root@localhost ~]# logname
root

Notes

1. Note the difference between whoami and logname. For example, if you open a terminal as root and then switch to user2 (e.g., using su), whoami will return user2, while logname will still return root. You can verify this in your own environment.

2. This command is part of the GNU coreutils package. For more information, refer to man -s 1 logname or info coreutils 'logname invocation'.