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NAME
id - Display current user and group ID names
SYNOPSIS
id
[
-a
]
DESCRIPTION
id
displays the current real and effective user and group ID names
or values.
If the value does not have a corresponding entry in /etc/passwd
or /etc/group, the value will be displayed without the corresponding
name.
The optional -a flag will display the group set on systems which
support multiple concurrent group membership.
Files
/etc/passwd - user account information
/etc/group - group information
See Also
getuid(2), getgid(2), getgroups(2)
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