Linux logname Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use logname command in Linux. The logname command print current user login name.
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What is Linux logname Command?

In this tutorial, we learn how to use the logname command in Linux. This command in print user´s login name

logname Syntax

logname [OPTION]

Using logname command in Linux

To use logname command in Linux we just have to run this command, no options or parameter to be passed to this command.

$ logname
vagrant

The output above shows that my current username is vagrant.

logname Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of logname command.

logname command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for logname command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

$ man logname

To open info page for logname command we can use command below.

$ info logname

To open help page from logname command we can run command below.

$ logname --help

Linux logname Command Source Code

You can find logname command source code from the following repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial, we learn how to use the logname command in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command-line interface in Linux.