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Commands Reference, Volume 6

whoami Command

Purpose

Displays your login name.

Syntax

whoami

Description

The whoami command displays your login name. Unlike using the command who and specifying am i, the whoami command also works when you have root authority since it does not examine the /etc/utmp file.

Files

/etc/passwd Contains user IDs.

Related Information

The who command.

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