---
name: "whoami"
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/whoami"
---

# whoami(1)

display effective user id

## NAME

**whoami** – display effective user id

## SYNOPSIS

**whoami**

## DESCRIPTION

The **whoami** utility has been obsoleted by the [id(1)](/id/1.md) utility, and is equivalent to “**id** **-un**”. The command “**id** **-p**” is suggested for normal interactive use.

The **whoami** utility displays your effective user ID as a name.

## EXIT STATUS

The **whoami** utility exits 0 on success, and \>0 if an error occurs.

## SEE ALSO

[id(1)](/id/1.md)