This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
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id
id [options] [username]
Display information about yourself or another user: user ID, group ID, effective user ID and group ID if relevant, and additional group IDs.
Options
Print group ID only.
Print supplementary groups only.
With -u, -g, or -G, print user or group name, not number.
With -u, -g, or -G, print real, not effective, user ID or group ID.
Print user ID only.
Print help message and then exit.
Print version information.
