Quick Answer: Who Command in Linux?

Quick Answer: Who Command in Linux?
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The basic who command with no command-line arguments shows the names of users that are currently logged in, and depending on which Unix/Linux system you are using, may also show the terminal they’re logged in on, and the time they logged in.

Who’s logged in Linux command?

4 Ways to Identify Who is Logged-In on Your Linux System

  • Get the running processes of logged-in user using w. w command is used to show logged-in user names and what they are doing.
  • Get the user name and process of logged in user using who and users command.
  • Get the username you are currently logged in using whoami.
  • Get the user login history at any time.

What is use of who command in Linux?

Linux who command. On Unix-like operating systems, the who command displays users logged in to the system.

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