WHOAMI(1) WHOAMI(1) NAME whoami - print effective current user id SYNOPSIS whoami DESCRIPTION _W_h_o_a_m_i prints who you are. It works even if you are su’d, while ‘who am i’ does not since it uses /etc/utmp. FILES /etc/passwd Name data base SEE ALSO who (1) 3rd Berkeley Distribution April 29, 1985 WHOAMI(1)