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.TH GETPW 3C  "19 January 1983"
.SH NAME
getpw \- get name from uid
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B getpw(uid, buf)
.B char *buf;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.ft B
Getpw is obsoleted by getpwuid(3).
.ft R
.PP
.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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9e55eb41 C	1	.TH GETPW 3C "19 January 1983"
	2	.SH NAME
	3	getpw \- get name from uid
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.nf
	6	.B getpw(uid, buf)
	7	.B char *buf;
	8	.fi
	9	.SH DESCRIPTION
	10	.ft B
	11	Getpw is obsoleted by getpwuid(3).
	12	.ft R
	13	.PP
	14	.I Getpw
	15	searches the password file for
	16	the (numerical)
	17	.IR uid ", and fills in " "buf"
	18	with the corresponding line;
	19	it returns non-zero if
	20	.IR uid ""
	21	could not
	22	be found.
	23	The line is null-terminated.
	24	.SH FILES
	25	/etc/passwd
	26	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	27	getpwent(3),
	28	passwd(5)
	29	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	30	Non-zero
	31	return on error.