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- .th GETPW III 4/7/73
- .sh NAME
- getpw \*- get name from UID
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .ft B
- getpw(uid, buf)
- .br
- char *buf;
- .ft R
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- .it Getpw
- searches the password file for
- the (numerical)
- \fIuid\fR, and fills in \fIbuf\fR
- with the corresponding line;
- it returns non-zero if \fIuid\fR could not
- be found.
- The line is null-terminated.
- .sh FILES
- /etc/passwd
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- passwd (V)
- .sh DIAGNOSTICS
- non-zero
- return on error.
- .sh BUGS
-