.\" .\" Sccsid @(#)whoami.1 1.1 (gritter) 10/26/03 .TH WHOAMI 1 "10/26/03" "Heirloom Toolchest" "User Commands" .SH NAME whoami \- display the effective current username .SH SYNOPSIS \fBwhoami\fR .SH DESCRIPTION .I Whoami prints the user name associated with its effective user id. If invoked after .IR su (1), the newly assumed name is printed, instead of the name previously used for logging in. .SH "SEE ALSO" id(1), who(1)