logname(3)                          CLIX                          logname(3)



  NAME

    logname - Returns the login name of the user

  LIBRARY

    The Programmer's Workbench Library (libPW.a)

  SYNOPSIS

    char *logname(
      void );

  DESCRIPTION

    The logname() function returns a pointer to the null-terminated login
    name; it extracts the LOGNAME environment variable from the user's
    environment.

  EXAMPLES

    To display the login name of the user:

    main()
    {
         char *p;

         p = logname();
         printf("login name is %s\n",p);
    }


  FILES

    /etc/profile
           The user profile file for the system.

  CAUTIONS

    The return values for this function point to static data that is
    overwritten by each call.  This method of determining a login name is
    subject to forgery.

  RETURN VALUES

    See the DESCRIPTION section.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands:  env(1), login(1)




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  logname(3)                          CLIX                          logname(3)



    Functions:  getenv(3)

    Files:  profile(4)

    Miscellany:  environ(4)

















































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