# `USER` (str)

> Username for the current session

## Description

`USER` returns the user name of the current Murex session.

This is a [reserved variable](/docs/user-guide/reserved-vars.md) so it cannot be changed.

## See Also

* [Reserved Variables](../user-guide/reserved-vars.md):
  Special variables reserved by Murex
* [`LOGNAME` (str)](../variables/logname.md):
  Username for the current session (historic)
* [`str` (string)](../types/str.md):
  string (primitive)

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This document was generated from [gen/variables/USER_doc.yaml](https://github.com/lmorg/murex/blob/master/gen/variables/USER_doc.yaml).