Why are media mounted under /media// & how do I grab the part?

Question

Why are mounted media mounted under /media/<user>/ in Ubuntu 16 counter to how it used to be under /media/?

And, how can I grab the <user> part if I want a script to work in case of username change? (for example, for /home/<user> I use $HOME)

Solution:

You said "if I want script to work". What script and what it is supposed to do ? — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Oct 30 '16 at 23:21
@Serg I don't think it is relevant, nevertheless it's just an alias to a standalone software that is stored on another partition. I said script for others and for my future reference when writing one. — user10853, Oct 30 '16 at 23:44
Alright. There's a few ways that you can work around getting the username, mounting, and referencing specific partitions. I usually prefer to know what are the "customer requirements" so that one can find best approach. You seem like you've find what you wanted, but let me know if you're interested in alternatives — Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy, Oct 31 '16 at 00:11
@Serg You're absolutely right. In my case it's a simple alias but yes I am interested in alternatives if they are better or different than below. — user10853, Oct 31 '16 at 00:40

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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Probably you can use the $USER variable? If you're new in scripting have a look at some basic guides like this

As for the change in path - here is good explanation from other similar question at AskUbuntu.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Oct 30 '16 at 22:29

Thanks. Yes that works for me. I forgot the echo when I was trying it out alone. Yes, new to shell scripting. Thanks for the reference. – user10853 Oct 30 '16 at 22:38
@user10853, you can accept my answer then :). See What should I do when someone answers my question?. – Rostislav Kandilarov Oct 30 '16 at 22:43
I did but it seems It didn't work. Still waiting for an answer (from you or others) on the first part of the question. This does: http://askubuntu.com/a/214660/110181 – user10853 Oct 30 '16 at 23:03

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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You answered part of your own question; however, I wanted to get you an actual answer to your question of "why?"

To actually get the user part, you have three options:

whoami
echo $USER
echo $LOGNAME

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:24

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answered Oct 30 '16 at 23:05

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