Retrieves the name of the user running R
Retrieves the name of the user running R.
## Static method (use this): ## System$getUsername(...) ## Don't use the below: ## S3 method for class 'System' getUsername(static, ...)
First, this function checks the system environment variables USER,
and USERNAME.
Second, it checks Sys.info()["user"] for user name details.
Finally, it tries to query the system command whoami.
Returns a character string.
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