{"id":145063,"date":"2025-09-24T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/linux-commands-how-to-use-who-and-w-commands\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T15:00:18","slug":"linux-commands-how-to-use-who-and-w-commands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ushopwell.com\/ublog\/linux-commands-how-to-use-who-and-w-commands\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Commands: How To Use &#8220;who&#8221; And &#8220;w&#8221; Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"youtubomatic-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9OZgZl0QoUY?autoplay=1&#038;controls=1&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Learn the difference between the Linux who and w commands in this step-by-step tutorial. Both commands are used to check who is logged into a Linux system, but they display information in different ways. 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