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34.Dd September 26, 2006
35.Dt ID 1
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm id
39.Nd return user identity
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm
42.Op Ar user
43.Nm
44.Fl A
45.Nm
46.Fl G Op Fl n
47.Op Ar user
48.Nm
49.Fl M
50.Nm
51.Fl P
52.Op Ar user
53.Nm
54.Fl g Op Fl nr
55.Op Ar user
56.Nm
57.Fl p
58.Op Ar user
59.Nm
60.Fl u Op Fl nr
61.Op Ar user
62.Sh DESCRIPTION
63The
64.Nm
65utility displays the user and group names and numeric IDs, of the
66calling process, to the standard output.
67If the real and effective IDs are different, both are displayed,
68otherwise only the real ID is displayed.
69.Pp
70If a
71.Ar user
72(login name or user ID)
73is specified, the user and group IDs of that user are displayed.
74In this case, the real and effective IDs are assumed to be the same.
75.Pp
76The options are as follows:
77.Bl -tag -width indent
78.It Fl A
79Display the process audit user ID and other process audit properties, which
80requires privilege.
81.It Fl G
82Display the different group IDs (effective, real and supplementary)
83as white-space separated numbers, in no particular order.
84.It Fl M
85Display the MAC label of the current process.
86.It Fl P
87Display the id as a password file entry.
88.It Fl a
89Ignored for compatibility with other
90.Nm
91implementations.
92.It Fl g
93Display the effective group ID as a number.
94.It Fl n
95Display the name of the user or group ID for the
96.Fl G ,
97.Fl g
98and
99.Fl u
100options instead of the number.
101If any of the ID numbers cannot be mapped into names, the number will be
102displayed as usual.
103.It Fl p
104Make the output human-readable.
105If the user name returned by
106.Xr getlogin 2
107is different from the login name referenced by the user ID, the name
108returned by
109.Xr getlogin 2
110is displayed, preceded by the keyword
111.Dq login .
112The user ID as a name is displayed, preceded by the keyword
113.Dq uid .
114If the effective user ID is different from the real user ID, the real user
115ID is displayed as a name, preceded by the keyword
116.Dq euid .
117If the effective group ID is different from the real group ID, the real group
118ID is displayed as a name, preceded by the keyword
119.Dq rgid .
120The list of groups to which the user belongs is then displayed as names,
121preceded by the keyword
122.Dq groups .
123Each display is on a separate line.
124.It Fl r
125Display the real ID for the
126.Fl g
127and
128.Fl u
129options instead of the effective ID.
130.It Fl u
131Display the effective user ID as a number.
132.El
133.Sh EXIT STATUS
134.Ex -std
135.Sh SEE ALSO
136.Xr who 1
137.Sh STANDARDS
138The
139.Nm
140function is expected to conform to
141.St -p1003.2 .
142.Sh HISTORY
143The
144historic
145.Xr groups 1
146command is equivalent to
147.Dq Nm id Fl Gn Op Ar user .
148.Pp
149The
150historic
151.Xr whoami 1
152command is equivalent to
153.Dq Nm id Fl un .
154.Pp
155The
156.Nm
157command appeared in
158.Bx 4.4 .
159