Linux w Command
The Linux w command is used to display information about currently logged-in users.
Executing this command will show who is currently logged into the system and what programs they are running.
Running w alone will display all users, but you can also specify a username to show information only for that user.
Syntax
w [-fhlsuV][username]
Parameter Description:
- -f Turns on or off the display of where users logged in from.
- -h Hides the header information row.
- -l Uses detailed format listing, which is the default.
- -s Uses concise format listing, does not show user login time, terminal session, and CPU time consumed by processes.
- -u Ignores the execution program's name and its CPU time information.
- -V Displays version information.
Examples
Display current users
# w // Displays current user login information and commands being executed
19:50:14 up 9:27, 4 users, load average: 0.31, 0.26, 0.18
USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root tty7 :0 Thu12 31:39m 10:10 0.60s gnome-session
root pts/0 :0.0 17:09 2:18m 15.26s 0.15s bash
root pts/1 192.168.1.17 18:51 1.00s 1.24s 0.14s -bash
root pts/2 192.168.1.17 19:48 60.00s 0.05s 0.05s -bash
Do not show login location
w -f
19:53:59 up 9:31, 4 users, load average: 0.05, 0.16, 0.15
USER TTY LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root tty7 Thu12 31:43m 10:10 0.60s gnome-session
root pts/0 17:09 2:21m 15.26s 0.15s bash
root pts/1 18:51 0.00s 1.04s 0.14s -bash
root pts/2 19:48 4:45 0.05s 0.05s -bash
Display in concise mode
w -s
19:54:37 up 9:31, 4 users, load average: 0.24, 0.19, 0.16
USER TTY FROM IDLE WHAT
root tty7 :0 31:43m gnome-session
root pts/0 :0.0 2:22m bash
root pts/1 192.168.1.17 0.00s -bash
root pts/2 192.168.1.17 5:23 -bash
Do not show headers
w -h
root tty7 :0 Thu12 31:44m 10:10 0.60s gnome-session
root pts/0 :0.0 17:09 2:23m 15.26s 0.15s bash
root pts/1 192.168.1.17 18:51 0.00s 1.05s 0.14s -bash
root pts/2 192.168.1.17 19:48 5:54 0.05s 0.05s -bash