---
name: "whoami"
section: "1"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
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)

## HISTORY

The **whoami** utility first appeared in 2BSD.