logname(C)                      19 June 1992                      logname(C)


 Name

    logname - get login name

 Syntax

    logname

 Description

    logname returns the user's login name as found in /etc/utmp.  If no login
    name is found, logname returns the user's user ID number.

 See also

    env(C), getlogin(S), getuid(S), id(C), login(M), logname(S)

 Standards conformance

    logname is conformant with:

    X/Open Portability Guide, Issue 3, 1989.