Print the current user id and name. Same as id -un.
Syntax
whoami [options]
Options
--help Display Help
--version Display program version info
The whoami utility has been obsoleted by the id(1) utility, and is equivalent to 'id -un'.
The command 'id -p' is suggested for normal interactive use.
The whoami utility displays your effective user ID as a name.
“The more the merrier” ~ John Heywood
Related macOS commands:
last - indicate last logins of users and ttys.
mesg - display (or do not display) messages from other users.
users - Print login names of users currently logged in.
w - Show who is logged on and what they are doing.