FGETPWENT
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (3)
Updated: April 9, 1993
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NAME
fgetpwent - get password file entry
SYNOPSIS
#include <pwd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
struct passwd *fgetpwent(FILE *stream);
DESCRIPTION
The fgetpwent() function returns a pointer to a structure containing
the broken out fields of a line in the file stream. The first time
it is called it returns the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive
entries. The file stream must have the same format as
/etc/passwd.
The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:
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struct passwd {
char *pw_name; /* user name */
char *pw_passwd; /* user password */
uid_t pw_uid; /* user id */
gid_t pw_gid; /* group id */
char *pw_gecos; /* real name */
char *pw_dir; /* home directory */
char *pw_shell; /* shell program */
};
RETURN VALUE
The fgetpwent() function returns the passwd structure, or NULL if
there are no more entries or an error occurs.
ERRORS
- ENOMEM
-
Insufficient memory to allocate passwd structure.
CONFORMING TO
SVID 3
SEE ALSO
getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), getpwent(3), setpwent(3),
endpwent(3), getpw(3), putpwent(3)
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