Package: glib

Function g-real-name

Lambda List

g-real-name ()

Return Value

A string with the user's real name.

Details

Gets the real name of the user. This usually comes from the user's entry in the passwd file. The encoding of the returned string is system-defined. On Windows, it is, however, always UTF-8. If the real user name cannot be determined, the string "Unknown" is returned.

Example

(g-real-name) => "Dieter Kaiser"
 

See also

g-user-name
2020-10-24