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Perl 5 version 18.2 documentation
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# getlogin

Perl functions A-Z | Perl functions by category | The 'perlfunc' manpage

- getlogin

  This implements the C library function of the same name, which on most systems returns the current login from /etc/utmp, if any. If it returns the empty string, use `getpwuid`.

          $login = getlogin || getpwuid($<) || "Kilroy";

  Do not consider `getlogin` for authentication: it is not as secure as `getpwuid`.

  Portability issues: getlogin in perlport.