---
name: "users"
section: "1"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/users"
---

# users(1)

list current users

## NAME

**users** – list current users

## SYNOPSIS

**users**

## DESCRIPTION

The **users** utility lists the login names of the users currently on the system, in sorted order, space separated, on a single line.

## FILES

- */var/run/utx.active*

  ## SEE ALSO

[finger(1)](/finger/1.md), [last(1)](/last/1.md), [who(1)](/who/1.md), [getutxent(3)](/getutxent/3.md)

## HISTORY

The **users** command appeared in 3.0BSD.