ID("1") manual page

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## Name

id - print real and effective UIDs and GIDs

## Synopsis

id [OPTION]... [USERNAME]

## Description

Print information for USERNAME, or the current user.

-a
  ignore, for compatibility with other versions
-g, --group
  print only the group ID
-G, --groups
  print only the supplementary groups
-n, --name
  print a name instead of a number, for -ugG
-r, --real
  print the real ID instead of effective ID, for -ugG
-u, --user
  print only the user ID
--help
  display this help and exit
--version
  output version information and exit

Without any OPTION, print some useful set of identified information.

## Reporting Bugs

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

## See Also

The full documentation for id is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and id programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info id

should give you access to the complete manual.

## Copyright

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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