users Command in Linux

This tutorial explains Linux “users” command, options and its usage with examples.

users – print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host

Description :

Output who is currently logged in according to FILE. If FILE is not specified, use /var/run/utmp. /var/log/wtmp as FILE is common.

Usage :

users [OPTION]… [ FILE ]

Options :

–help
display this help and exit

Example :

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List logged in users

$ users
abc

Note : As only one user is logged on, hence only one username is displayed, else a space seperated list of users is displayed.

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