#$EFFECTIVE_USER_ID

#$EUID

#$>

The effective uid of this process. Example:

$< = $>;		# set real to effective uid
($<,$>) = ($>,$<);	# swap real and effective uid

You can change both the effective uid and the real uid at the same time by using POSIX::setuid(). Changes to $> require a check to $! to detect any possible errors after an attempted change.

(Mnemonic: it's the uid you went to, if you're running setuid.) $< and $> can be swapped only on machines supporting setreuid().

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