ID(1) User Commands 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(3,n,1 builtins)
--version
output version(1,3,5) information and exit(3,n,1 builtins)
Without any OPTION, print some useful set(7,n,1 builtins) of identified information.
AUTHOR
Written by Arnold Robbins and David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2004 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(1,5,n) and id programs are properly installed at your site, the com-
mand
info(1,5,n) coreutils id
should give you access(2,5) to the complete manual.
id (coreutils) 5.2.1 March 2004 ID(1)