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 - [Timestamp Functions](postgres/timestamp-functions.md)
 - [Toggling The Pager In PSQL](postgres/toggling-the-pager-in-psql.md)
 - [Turning Timing On](postgres/turning-timing-on.md)
+- [Who Is The Current User](postgres/who-is-the-current-user.md)
 - [Word Count for a Column](postgres/word-count-for-a-column.md)
 
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+# Who Is The Current User
+
+You can determine the current user of a psql session by selecting on the `current_user`
+
+```sql
+> select current_user;
+
+  current_user
+----------------
+   test_user
+```
+
+You can also select on the `user` which is an alias of `current_user`
+
+```sql
+> select user;
+
+     user
+----------------
+   test_user
+```