<tt>who am i</tt>, <tt>whoami</tt>: Who Am I


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who am i, whoami: Who Am I

who am i
tells me who I am.
prompt> who am i 
nrccsb3!cantin   ttyp0   Jan 12 08:43

On the other hand,

displays the effective current username.
prompt> whoami
cantin


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