Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!rutgers!mailrus!ames!killer!vector!chip From: chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix Subject: Re: Finding the user name via the shell Keywords: shell variables Message-ID: <653@vector.UUCP> Date: 1 Dec 88 18:58:20 GMT References: <6323@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> Reply-To: chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) Organization: Dallas Semiconductor Lines: 20 In article <6323@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> mdella@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Marcos R. Della) writes: >I was wondering if anyone out there knew how to determine the users >login name while running a shell script. I won't say the answer ... but I will tell you how to find out. Use the "permuted index" at the end of the "User's Reference". Whenever you have a question like this, try the index first -- it's really helpful. If you strip the original question down to the three significant words, you end up with: user's login name Try looking them up in the permuted index, and see what you can find. This method will generally get you to what you need. Hint: in this case, all three of those words will get you to the right place. -- Chip Rosenthal chip@vector.UUCP | Choke me in the shallow water Dallas Semiconductor 214-450-5337 | before I get too deep.