.. include:: ../header.txt

.. _users:

Users and Hosts
===========================

:title:`Linux for Programmers and Users`, Section 9.4

:command:`users`
-----------------

.. index:: users
.. program:: users
.. describe:: users

    Print the user names of users currently logged in to the 
    current host.

.. _who:

:command:`who`
-----------------

.. index:: who
.. program:: who
.. describe:: who

    Print a more detailed list of the user names of users currently logged in
    to the current host.

.. seealso:: :ref:`whoami`

:command:`w`
-----------------

.. index:: w
.. program:: w
.. describe:: w

    Like ``who``, except also lists what command they are currently running.
    It's the creepy version of ``who``.

:command:`hostname`
--------------------

.. index:: hostname
.. program:: hostname
.. describe:: hostname

    Print the name of the computer being used. It may be useful in a shell
    script in case certain resources are only available on some machines.

:command:`finger`
-----------------

.. index:: finger
.. program:: finger
.. describe:: finger

    This one isn't quite as bad as the name sounds.  Use it to find out
    basic information about a user.

SYNOPSIS

    :command:`finger` *userid*