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getpw(3)

NAME

     getpw -- get name from uid

LIBRARY

     Compatibility Library (libcompat, -lcompat)

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>

     int
     getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);

DESCRIPTION

     The getpw() function is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).

     The getpw() function reads the file /etc/passwd, and if it finds the
     specified uid, copies the password entry line into the string pointed to
     by buf.  the null terminated entry line from the password database, and
     appends the NUL character.

RETURN VALUES

     The getpw() function returns the zero if successful, otherwise a non-zero
     if the entry does not exist.

FILES

     /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

     getpwent(3), passwd(5)

HISTORY

     A getpw() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

BUGS

     The area pointed to by buf must be large enough to hold the user name.

     All of the bugs from getpwent(3) hold valid as well.

FreeBSD 5.4			 June 4, 1993			   FreeBSD 5.4

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