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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Current Run-Level: How can you tell?
Keywords: init run level
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Date: 24 Apr 91 22:52:48 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.024433.10460@srwic.UUCP>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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In article <1991Apr23.024433.10460@srwic.UUCP> sralston@srwic.UUCP (Steve Ralston) writes:
> Sorry as I'm sure this is a FAQ or RTFM question, but, I've looked quite
> a few places and can't find a way to tell what the current run level of
> a Unix system is (i.e. "init" level).

Assuming you're using System V (which is the only place I know of run
levels in anyway)...

	% who -r
	   .       run-level 3  Apr 22 08:26    3    0    S
	%

Bobs-your-uncle!

In C, you could easily grovel through /etc/utmp if you don't want to
fork a popen.
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