getlogin - return who logged in at this tty


NAME

getlogin - return who logged in at this tty


SYNOPSIS

getlogin


DESCRIPTION

This implements the C library function of the same name, which on most systems returns the current login from /etc/utmp, if any. If null, use getpwuid.

    $login = getlogin || getpwuid($<) || "Kilroy";

Do not consider getlogin for authentication: it is not as secure as getpwuid.

 getlogin - return who logged in at this tty