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w

/usr/ucb/w [options] [user]

Print summaries of system usage, currently logged-in users, and what they are doing. w is essentially a combination of uptime, who, and ps -a. Display output for one user by specifying user.

Options

-h

Suppress headings and uptime information.

-l

Display in long format (the default).

-s

Display in short format.


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