...and then Michael Lake said:
> So what I want is a unix command to tell me the current
> user of that script ie who invoked it.
> An apropos uid showed there were functions like getuid but
> they arent suitable for calling up in a sh script.
To which I declare that the most obfuscated solution wins the approval of
one's peers. Or, at least, me.
grep $HOME /etc/passwd | awk -F : '{ readline; print $1 }'
Consider the gauntlet thrown.
Peter
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