getlogin - return who logged in at this tty

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# 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