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.TH WHO 1 
.SH NAME
who \- who is on the system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B who
[ who-file ] [
.B "am I"
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Who,
without an argument,
lists the login name, terminal name, and login time
for each current UNIX user.
.PP
Without an argument,
.I who
examines the /etc/utmp
file to obtain its information.
If a file is given, that file is examined.
Typically the given file will be /usr/adm/wtmp,
which contains a record of all the logins since it
was created.
Then
.I who
lists
logins, logouts, and crashes since the creation of
the wtmp file.
Each login is listed with user name,
terminal name (with `/dev/'
suppressed),
and date and time.
When an argument is given, logouts produce a similar line without a user name.
Reboots produce a line with `x' in the place of the device name,
and a fossil time indicative of when the system went down.
.PP
With two arguments,
as in `who am I' (and also `who are you'),
.I who
tells who you are logged in as.
.SH FILES
/etc/utmp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
getuid(2), utmp(5)
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b0a27b14 BJ	1	.TH WHO 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	who \- who is on the system
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B who
	6	[ who-file ] [
	7	.B "am I"
	8	]
	9	.SH DESCRIPTION
	10	.I Who,
	11	without an argument,
	12	lists the login name, terminal name, and login time
	13	for each current UNIX user.
	14	.PP
	15	Without an argument,
	16	.I who
	17	examines the /etc/utmp
	18	file to obtain its information.
	19	If a file is given, that file is examined.
	20	Typically the given file will be /usr/adm/wtmp,
	21	which contains a record of all the logins since it
	22	was created.
	23	Then
	24	.I who
	25	lists
	26	logins, logouts, and crashes since the creation of
	27	the wtmp file.
	28	Each login is listed with user name,
	29	terminal name (with `/dev/'
	30	suppressed),
	31	and date and time.
	32	When an argument is given, logouts produce a similar line without a user name.
	33	Reboots produce a line with `x' in the place of the device name,
	34	and a fossil time indicative of when the system went down.
	35	.PP
	36	With two arguments,
	37	as in `who am I' (and also `who are you'),
	38	.I who
	39	tells who you are logged in as.
	40	.SH FILES
	41	/etc/utmp
	42	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	43	getuid(2), utmp(5)