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ID

Section: FSF (1)
Updated: July 2000
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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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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
REPORTING BUGS
SEE ALSO
COPYRIGHT

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