XLISP get-user

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# get-user

Type: | - | function (subr)
Source: | - | sys/unix/osstuff.c, sys/win/msvc/winstuff.c

## Syntax

(get-user)
  returns - a string naming the user, or "nyquist"

## Description

The 'get-user' function returns the current user name. In Unix systems [including OS X and Linux], this is the value of the USER environment variable. In Windows, this is currently just "nyquist", which is also returned if the environment variable cannot be accessed. This function is used to avoid the case of two users creating files of the same name in the same temp directory.

## Examples

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