who (command)

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Who (command)
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who was a computer command that showed a list of users which were logged in to a computer at the moment. (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"precisecite":"Chapters: 30 One, 50 One","1":"Blue Box (novel)"})

Sarah Swan once had the command print out the following:

   sswan     pts/0 Dec 24 17:48
   jsmith    pts/3 Dec 24 19:55
   hostmast  pts/5 Nov 24 04:07
   uucp      pts/2 Nov 24 04:05
   root      pts/4 Dec 24 00:01

(PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"30 One","1":"Blue Box (novel)"})

It was possible to alter the command to show a snapshot of the computer's list of users instead of actually checking who was online. (PROSE: Blue Box [+]Loading...{"chapt":"50 One","1":"Blue Box (novel)"})