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GETEUID(3P)                POSIX Programmer's Manual               GETEUID(3P)
PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux
       implementation of this interface may differ (consult the  corresponding
       Linux  manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may
       not be implemented on Linux.
NAME
       geteuid -- get the effective user ID
SYNOPSIS
       #include <unistd.h>
       uid_t geteuid(void);
DESCRIPTION
       The geteuid() function shall return the effective user ID of the  call-
       ing process.
RETURN VALUE
       The  geteuid()  function shall always be successful and no return value
       is reserved to indicate an error.
ERRORS
       No errors are defined.
       The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
       None.
APPLICATION USAGE
       None.
RATIONALE
       None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.
SEE ALSO
       getegid(),  getgid(),   getuid(),   setegid(),   seteuid(),   setgid(),
       setregid(), setreuid(), setuid()
       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <sys_types.h>, <unistd.h>
COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
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       POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum  1  applied.)  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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