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 executing the command. It corresponds to the LOGNAME variable in the system-state environment. The logname system call and command appeared for the first time in UNIX System III.

Usage: logname
Print the name of the current user.

See also

• whoami

References

• logname: return the user's login name – Commands & Utilities Reference, The Single UNIX® Specification, Issue 7 from The Open Group