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1.1       root        1: .TH GETUID 1
                      2: .CT 1 proc_man secur
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: getuid, id \(mi get user identity
                      5: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      6: .B getuid
                      7: [
                      8: .B -
                      9: ]
                     10: [
                     11: .I arguments
                     12: ]
                     13: .PP
                     14: .B id
                     15: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     16: .I Getuid
                     17: prints on its standard output information about its invoker,
                     18: based on the effective user id, as presented in the password file.
                     19: With no arguments,
                     20: .I getuid
                     21: prints the login id of its invoker.
                     22: Arguments select which information to print:
                     23: .IP
                     24: .TF passwd
                     25: .TP
                     26: .B user
                     27: login id
                     28: .TP
                     29: .B group
                     30: group id
                     31: .TP
                     32: .B passwd
                     33: encrypted password
                     34: .TP
                     35: .B uid
                     36: numerical user id
                     37: .TP
                     38: .B gid
                     39: numerical group id
                     40: .TP
                     41: .B acct
                     42: comp center account number
                     43: .TP
                     44: .B bin
                     45: comp center output bin
                     46: .TP
                     47: .B home
                     48: home directory
                     49: .TP
                     50: .B shell
                     51: default shell
                     52: .PD
                     53: .PP
                     54: If the optional
                     55: .B -
                     56: or more than one argument is present,
                     57: the information is displayed in the form
                     58: .IP
                     59: user=name
                     60: .LP
                     61: as suitable for setting environment variables in the shell.
                     62: .PP
                     63: .I Id
                     64: prints the effective userid and groupid
                     65: and the login name.
                     66: The userid and groupid are printed numerically and, if
                     67: possible, textually.
                     68: .SH FILES
                     69: .TP
                     70: .F /etc/passwd
                     71: .TP
                     72: .F /etc/group
                     73: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     74: .IR who (1), 
                     75: .IR getuid (2), 
                     76: .IR passwd (5), 
                     77: .IR newgrp (1)
                     78: .SH BUGS
                     79: .I Getuid
                     80: reports the default group for the user,
                     81: not the current effective group id.
                     82: .br
                     83: The login id reported is the first one in the password file with
                     84: the correct numerical user id, not necessarily the login
                     85: for the current session.

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