getUserName
Version 1.0.0.0 (1.04 KB) by
Felipe G. Nievinski
Returns the user name or id, as informed by the operating system.
The code is trivial but worth having as a separate function.
Works under Windows and Linux, presumably also under modern Mac.
Cite As
Felipe G. Nievinski (2026). getUserName (https://au.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/32523-getusername), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with
R2009b
Compatible with any release
Platform Compatibility
Windows macOS LinuxCategories
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Acknowledgements
Inspired by: Getusername, Get computer name/hostname, whoami: a pedestrian user id retriever
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