# user-info [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/user-info.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/user-info) > Node.js [`os.userInfo()`](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_userinfo_options) [ponyfill](https://ponyfill.com) ## Install ``` $ npm install --save user-info ``` ## Usage ```js const userInfo = require('user-info'); console.log(userInfo()); /* { uid: 501, gid: 20, username: 'sindresorhus', homedir: '/Users/sindresorhus', shell: '/bin/zsh' } */ ``` ## API See the [`os.userInfo()` docs](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_userinfo_options). The `encoding` option is not supported. ## License MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)