Get the username of the current user
npm install username> Get the username of the current user
This module is meant for informational purposes and not for secure identification.
``sh`
npm install username
This package only works in Node.js, not in browsers.
`js
import {username} from 'username';
console.log(await username());
//=> 'sindresorhus'
`
It first tries to get the username from the SUDO_USER LOGNAME USER LNAME USERNAME environment variables. Then falls back to $ id -un on macOS / Linux and $ whoami` on Windows, in the rare case none of the environment variables are set. The result is cached.
Returns the username.
Returns the username.
- username-cli - CLI for this module
- fullname - Get the fullname of the current user