In computer software, logname (stands for Logon 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 [OPTION]
Print the name of the current user.
     --help     display this help and exit
     --version  output version information and exit

See also

• whoami

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