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## Name

whoami - print effective user name

## Synopsis

```**sh
$ whoami
```

## Description

`whoami` outputs the user name associated with current effective UID.

## Examples

```sh
$ whoami
anon
# whoami
root
```

## See also

-   [`id`(1)](help://man/1/id)