What Does Who Do in Linux?
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The Linux “who” command lets you display the users currently logged in to your UNIX or Linux operating system. Whenever a user needs to know about how many users are using or are logged-in into a particular Linux-based operating system, he/she can use the “who” command to get that information.

What is the use of who command?

The standard Unix command who displays a list of users who are currently logged into the computer. The who command is related to the command w , which provides the same information but also displays additional data and statistics.

Who command terminal?

The who command displays the following information for each user currently logged in to the system if no option is provided :

  • Login name of the users.
  • Terminal line numbers.
  • Login time of the users in to system.
  • Remote host name of the user.
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