LOGNAME(3X)                                           LOGNAME(3X)



     NAME
          logname - return login name of user

     SYNOPSIS
          char *logname( )

     DESCRIPTION
          logname returns a pointer to the null-terminated login name;
          it extracts the LOGNAME environment variable from the user's
          environment.

          This routine is kept in /lib/libPW.a.

     FILES
          /etc/profile

     SEE ALSO
          getenv(3C), profile(4), environ(5).
          env(1), login(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

     CAVEATS
          The return values point to static data whose content is
          overwritten by each call.

          This method of determining a login name is subject to
          forgery.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3


























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