USERS(1) User Commands USERS(1)

users - print the user names of users currently logged in to the current host

users [OPTION]... [FILE]

Output who is currently logged in according to FILE. If FILE is not specified, use /var/adm/utmpx. /var/adm/wtmpx as FILE is common.

display this help and exit
output version information and exit

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getent(1), who(1)

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April 2026 GNU coreutils 9.11