Name
id — stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version
Synopsis
id [options
] [username
]
Every user has a unique, numeric user
ID, and a default group with a unique, numeric
group ID. The id
command prints these values along with
their associated user and group names:
$ id uid=500(smith) gid=500(smith) groups=500(smith),6(disk),490(src),501(cdwrite)
Useful options
|
Print the effective user ID and exit. |
|
Print the effective group ID and exit. |
|
Print the IDs of all other groups to which the user belongs. |
|
Print names (for
users and groups) rather than numeric IDs. Must be combined
with |
|
Print login values
instead of effective values. Must be combined with |
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