users

Print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host.

Synopsis

users [OPTION]... [FILE]

Main Uses

• Each displayed username corresponds to a login session; if a user has more than one login session, their username will be displayed the same number of times.

Options

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

Parameters

FILE (optional): The file that records current user logins; defaults to /var/run/utmp and /var/log/wtmp.

Return Value

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

Examples

[root@localhost ~]# users
root root

Note

1. This command is part of the GNU coreutils package. For related help information, please see man -s 1 users or info coreutils 'users invocation'.