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                                                             getlogin(3C)



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        getlogin                                                 function
        Return a byte pointer to the username.
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        Calling Sequence

        char *name, *getlogin();
        name = getlogin();


        Description

        Use the getlogin function to determine a username.  The returned
        pointer is in the static area.


        Returns

        The getlogin function returns a byte pointer to the username.  If
        the standard input for the process is not a terminal, the
        function returns a null pointer under DG/UX.


        Related Functions

        See also the getenv function.


        Example

        This example prints out the user's name.
        #include <stdio.h>

        main() {
            char *getlogin();
            printf("Your user name is:\n");
            printf("%s\n", getlogin());
        }














        DG/UX 4.00                                                 Page 1
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