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     GETUID(1)                                               GETUID(1)

     NAME
          getuid, id - get user identity

     SYNOPSIS
          getuid [ - ] [ arguments ]

          id

     DESCRIPTION
          Getuid prints on its standard output information about its
          invoker, based on the effective user id, as presented in the
          password file.  With no arguments, getuid prints the login
          id of its invoker.  Arguments select which information to
          print:

          user    login id
          group   group id
          passwd  encrypted password
          uid     numerical user id
          gid     numerical group id
          acct    comp center account number
          bin     comp center output bin
          home    home directory
          shell   default shell

          If the optional - or more than one argument is present, the
          information is displayed in the form

               user=name

          as suitable for setting environment variables in the shell.

          Id prints the effective userid and groupid and the login
          name.  The userid and groupid are printed numerically and,
          if possible, textually.

     FILES
          login for the current session.