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.TH "ID" 1 "" "" ""
.SH NAME
id \- Display current user and group ID names
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.hy 0
.HP 3
\fBid\fR [\-a]
.ad
.hy

.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
\fI/etc/group\fR
group account information
.TP
\fI/etc/passwd\fR
user account information
.SH "SEE ALSO"

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

.SH "AUTHOR"

.PP
Julianne Frances Haugh <jockgrrl@ix\&.netcom\&.com>