ID(D)                          FSF                          ID(D)



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 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.

AUTHOR
       Written by Arnold Robbins and David MacKenzie.

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

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi-
       tions.  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 command

              info id

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU sh-utils 2.0.11         July 2001                       ID(D)