usr/src/lib/libcompat/4.1/getpw.3

.\"	@(#)getpw.3	5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH GETPW 3C  "19 January 1983"
.AT 3
.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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	1	.\" @(#)getpw.3 5.1 (Berkeley) %G%
	2	.\"
	3	.TH GETPW 3C "19 January 1983"
	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	getpw \- get name from uid
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.nf
	9	.B getpw(uid, buf)
	10	.B char *buf;
	11	.fi
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	.ft B
	14	Getpw is obsoleted by getpwuid(3).
	15	.ft R
	16	.PP
	17	.I Getpw
	18	searches the password file for
	19	the (numerical)
	20	.IR uid ", and fills in " "buf"
	21	with the corresponding line;
	22	it returns non-zero if
	23	.IR uid ""
	24	could not
	25	be found.
	26	The line is null-terminated.
	27	.SH FILES
	28	/etc/passwd
	29	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	30	getpwent(3),
	31	passwd(5)
	32	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	33	Non-zero
	34	return on error.