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# id

> Display current user and group identity.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/id>.

- Display current user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong:

`id`

- Display the current user identity:

`id -un`

- Display the current user identity as a number:

`id -u`

- Display the current primary group identity:

`id -gn`

- Display the current primary group identity as a number:

`id -g`

- Display an arbitrary user's ID (UID), group ID (GID) and groups to which they belong:

`id {{username}}`
