ID

id − print real and effective UIDs and GIDs

id [OPTION]... [USERNAME]

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.

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

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.

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