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.\"      Date: 07/30/2006
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: User Commands
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.TH "ID" "1" "07/30/2006" "User Commands" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
id \- display current user and group ID names
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 3
\fBid\fR [\-a]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP

\fBid\fR
displays the current real and effective user and group ID names or values. If the value does not have a corresponding entry in
\fI/etc/passwd\fR
or
\fI/etc/group\fR, the value will be displayed without the corresponding name. The optional
\fB\-a\fR
flag will display the group set on systems which support multiple concurrent group membership.
.SH "FILES"
.TP 3n
\fI/etc/group\fR
Group account information.
.TP 3n
\fI/etc/passwd\fR
User account information.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBgetgid\fR(2),
\fBgetgroups\fR(2),
\fBgetuid\fR(2)