Get current user in Shell Subash Chandran 22nd December 2021 Leave a Comment Using a built-in variable: $ echo $USER anand Using a command: $ whoami anand Curly hair, very fair, please share 🙂Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Related See also How to install and init Google Cloud SDK in Linux (Debian / Ubuntu)? Linux Get current user in Shell, get current user in shell linux, get current user in terminal Change font size A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size.