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Operating system | Unix and Unix-like |
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Type | Command |
The command w on many Unix-like operating systems provides a quick summary of every user logged into a computer,[1] what each user is currently doing, and what load all the activity is imposing on the computer itself. The command is a one-command combination of several other Unix programs: who, uptime, and ps -a.