# phpman > man > logname(1)

> **TLDR:** Show the user's login name.
>
- Display the currently logged in user's name:
  `logname`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       logname - print user´s login name

## SYNOPSIS
       **logname** [_OPTION_]

## DESCRIPTION
       Print the name of the current user.

       **--help** display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

## AUTHOR
       Written by FIXME: unknown.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/logname>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) logname invocation'



GNU coreutils 8.32                          January 2026                                  [LOGNAME(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/LOGNAME/1/markdown)