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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# id
> Display current user and group identity.
> See also: `logname`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/id-invocation.html>.
- Display current user's ID (UID), group ID (GID), and groups to which they belong:
`id`
- Display the current user identity:
`id {{[-un|--user --name]}}`
- Display the current user identity as a number:
`id {{[-u|--user]}}`
- Display the current primary group identity:
`id {{[-gn|--group --name]}}`
- Display the current primary group identity as a number:
`id {{[-g|--group]}}`
- Display all groups the current user belongs to:
`id {{[-Gn|--groups --name]}}`
- Display an arbitrary user's ID (UID), group ID (GID), and groups to which they belong:
`id {{username}}`
- Skip name lookup and specify the UID number explicitly:
`id +{{uid_number}}`