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9. User information

This section describes commands that print user-related information: logins, groups, and so forth.

9.1 id: Print real and effective uid and gid    Print real and effective uid and gid.

9.2 logname: Print current login name    Print current login name.

9.3 whoami: Print effective user id    Print effective user id.

9.4 groups: Print group names a user is in    Print group names a user is in.

9.5 users: Print login names of users currently logged in    Print login names of users currently logged in.

9.6 who: Print who is currently logged in    Print who is currently logged in.

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9.1 `id`: Print real and effective uid and gid		Print real and effective uid and gid.
9.2 `logname`: Print current login name		Print current login name.
9.3 `whoami`: Print effective user id		Print effective user id.
9.4 `groups`: Print group names a user is in		Print group names a user is in.
9.5 `users`: Print login names of users currently logged in		Print login names of users currently logged in.
9.6 `who`: Print who is currently logged in		Print who is currently logged in.