WHOAMI(1)                    BSD Reference Manual                    WHOAMI(1)

NAME
     whoami - print effective current user id

SYNOPSIS
     whoami

DESCRIPTION
     Whoami prints your effective user id.  It works even if you are su'd,
     while ``who am i'' does not since it uses /var/run/utmp.

FILES
     /etc/passwd  Name data base

SEE ALSO
     who(1)

HISTORY
     The whoami command appeared in 3.0BSD.

3rd Berkeley Distribution       March 27, 1993                               1