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how to find password for current user in unix box

hi all,

kindly let me know the command to get password and user for current user in unix.
thanks in advance.
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there's no such way to get the current password, besides /etc/passwd (or shadow ???) uses some kind of 'oneway hash' algo to store password meaning you cannot retrieve it in clear text, for knowing the currernt user just type

Code:

whoami
who am i # or this one
id # even this one for numerical value

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