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NAME /tmp/utmp -- user information
DESCRIPTION This file allows one to discover information
about who is currently using UNIX. The file is
binary; each entry is 16(10) bytes long. The
first eight bytes contain a user's login name or
are null if the table slot is unused. The low
order byte of the next word contains the last
character of a typewriter name. The next two
words contain the user's login time. The last
word is unused.
This file resides in directory /tmp.
SEE ALSO /etc/init, which maintains the file;
who(I), which interprets it.