ID(1) FSF ID(1)

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 effective group ID

-G, --groups
print all group IDs

-n, --name
print a name instead of a number, for -ugG

-r, --real
print the real ID instead of the effective ID, with -ugG

-u, --user
print only the effective user ID

--help display this help and exit

--version
output version information and exit

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

AUTHOR
Written by Arnold Robbins and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 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.

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 com-
mand

info id

should give you access to the complete manual.

id (coreutils) 4.5.3 February 2003 ID(1)
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