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  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>id</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">User Commands</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>
  <refnamediv id='name'>
    <refname>id</refname>
    <refpurpose>Display current user and group ID names</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
    <cmdsynopsis>
      <command>id</command>    <arg choice='opt'>-a </arg>
    </cmdsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>
  
  <refsect1 id='description'>
    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
    <para><command>id</command> displays the current real and effective user
      and group ID names or values. If the value does not have a
      corresponding entry in <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> or
      <filename>/etc/group</filename>, the value will be displayed without
      the corresponding name. The optional <option>-a</option> flag will
      display the group set on systems which support multiple concurrent
      group membership.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='files'>
    <title>FILES</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/group</filename></term>
        <listitem>group account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><filename>/etc/passwd</filename></term>
        <listitem>user account information</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='see_also'>
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para><citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>getgid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>getgroups</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry>
        <refentrytitle>getuid</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
      </citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id='author'>
    <title>AUTHOR</title>
    <para>Julianne Frances Haugh &lt;jockgrrl@ix.netcom.com&gt;</para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>
