1WHO(1) General Commands Manual WHO(1)
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6 who - who is on the system
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9 who [ who-file ] [ am I ]
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12 Who, without an argument, lists the login name, terminal name, and
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15 Without an argument, who examines the /etc/utmp file to obtain its
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17 given file will be /usr/adm/wtmp, which contains a record of all the
18 logins since it was created. Then who lists logins, logouts, and
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22 user name. Reboots produce a line with `x' in the place of the device
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25 With two arguments, as in `who am I' (and also `who are you'), who
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