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.TH GETPW 3  deprecated
.SH NAME
getpw \- get name from UID
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B getpw(uid, buf)
.br
.B char *buf;
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getpw
searches the password file for
the (numerical)
.IR uid ", and fills in " "buf"
with the corresponding line;
it returns non-zero if
.IR uid ""
could not
be found.
The line is null-terminated.
.SH FILES
/etc/passwd
.SH "SEE ALSO"
getpwent(3),
passwd(5)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Non-zero
return on error.
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e6817382 BJ	1	.TH GETPW 3 deprecated
	2	.SH NAME
	3	getpw \- get name from UID
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B getpw(uid, buf)
	6	.br
	7	.B char *buf;
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I Getpw
	10	searches the password file for
	11	the (numerical)
	12	.IR uid ", and fills in " "buf"
	13	with the corresponding line;
	14	it returns non-zero if
	15	.IR uid ""
	16	could not
	17	be found.
	18	The line is null-terminated.
	19	.SH FILES
	20	/etc/passwd
	21	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	22	getpwent(3),
	23	passwd(5)
	24	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	25	Non-zero
	26	return on error.