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.TH GETUSER 2
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.SH NAME
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getuser, sysname \- get user or system name
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <u.h>
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.br
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.B #include <libc.h>
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.PP
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.B
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char*	getuser(void)
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.PP
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.B
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char*	sysname(void)
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.I Getuser
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returns a pointer to static data which contains the
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null-terminated
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name of the user who
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owns the current process.
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.I Getuser
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reads
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.B /dev/user
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to find the name.
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.PP
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.I Sysname
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provides the same service for the file
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.BR #c/sysname ,
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which contains the name of the machine.
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Unlike
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.IR getuser ,
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.I sysname
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caches the string, reading the file only once.
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/libc/port/getuser.c
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.IR intro (2),
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.IR cons (3)