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version 1.8, 1999/06/05 01:21:50 |
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.Dd June 6, 1993 |
.Dd June 6, 1993 |
.Dt W 1 |
.Dt W 1 |
.Os BSD 4 |
.Os |
.Sh NAME |
.Sh NAME |
.Nm w |
.Nm w |
.Nd "display users who are logged on and what they are doing" |
.Nd "display users who are logged on and what they are doing" |
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.Op Ar user |
.Op Ar user |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The |
The |
.Nm w |
.Nm |
utility prints a summary of the current activity on the system, |
utility prints a summary of the current activity on the system, |
including what each user is doing. |
including what each user is doing. |
The first line displays the current time of day, how long the system has |
The first line displays the current time of day, how long the system has |
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and editor, or when faulty programs running in the background fork and fail |
and editor, or when faulty programs running in the background fork and fail |
to ignore interrupts. |
to ignore interrupts. |
(In cases where no process can be found, |
(In cases where no process can be found, |
.Nm w |
.Nm |
prints |
prints |
.Dq \- . ) |
.Dq \- . ) |
.Pp |
.Pp |
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null or garbaged arguments. |
null or garbaged arguments. |
In these cases, the name of the command is printed in parentheses. |
In these cases, the name of the command is printed in parentheses. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The |
The |
.Nm w |
.Nm |
utility does not know about the new conventions for detection of background |
utility does not know about the new conventions for detection of background |
jobs. |
jobs. |
It will sometimes find a background job instead of the right one. |
It will sometimes find a background job instead of the right one. |