Advanced Bash−Scripting Guide

Advanced Bash−Scripting Guide
fi
$UID
exit 0
user id number
current user's user identification number, as recorded in /etc/passwd
This is the current user's real id, even if she has temporarily assumed another identity through su.
$UID is a readonly variable, not subject to change from the command line or within a script, and is
the counterpart to the id builtin.
Example 9−5. Am I root?
#!/bin/bash
# am−i−root.sh: Am I root or not?
ROOT_UID=0 # Root has $UID 0.
if [ "$UID" −eq "$ROOT_UID" ] # Will the real "root" please stand up?
then
echo "You are root."
else
echo "You are just an ordinary user (but mom loves you just the same)."
fi
exit 0
# ============================================================= #
# Code below will not execute, because the script already exited.
# An alternate method of getting to the root of matters:
ROOTUSER_NAME=root
username=`id −nu` # Or... username=`whoami`
if [ "$username" = "$ROOTUSER_NAME" ]
then
echo "Rooty, toot, toot. You are root."
else
echo "You are just a regular fella."
fi
See also Example 2−2.
The variables $ENV, $LOGNAME, $MAIL, $TERM, $USER, and $USERNAME are not
Bash builtins. These are, however, often set as environmental variables in one of the
Bash startup files. $SHELL, the name of the user's login shell, may be set from
/etc/passwd or in an "init" script, and it is likewise not a Bash builtin.
tcsh% echo $LOGNAME
bozo
tcsh% echo $SHELL
/bin/tcsh
tcsh% echo $TERM
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