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WHOAMI(1)						      General Commands Manual							 WHOAMI(1)

NAME
       whoami - print effective current user id

SYNOPSIS
       whoami

DESCRIPTION
       Whoami prints who you are.  It works even if you are su'd, while `who am i' does not since it uses /var/run/utmp.

FILES
       /etc/passwd    Name data base

SEE ALSO
       who (1)

3rd Berkeley Distribution					 November 27, 1996							 WHOAMI(1)