username

username

Get the username of the current user

Install

$ npm install --save username

Usage

var username = require('username');

username(function (err, username) {
	console.log(username);
	//=> sindresorhus
});

// or

username.sync();
//=> sindresorhus

API

Tries to get the username from the LOGNAME USER LNAME USERNAME environment variables. The result is cached.

username(callback)

Falls back to id -un on OS X / Linux and whoami on Windows in the rare case none of the environment variables are set.

callback(err, username)

username.sync()

CLI

You can also use it as a CLI app by installing it globally:

$ npm install --global username

Usage

$ username --help

Usage
  $ username
  sindresorhus

License

MIT © Sindre Sorhus