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getpw - get name from uid

SYNOPSIS

getpw(uid, buf)
char *buf;

DESCRIPTION

Getpw is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).

Getpw searches the password file for the (numerical) uid, and fills in buf with the corresponding line; it returns non-zero if uid could not be found. The line is null-terminated.

FILES

/etc/passwd

SEE ALSO

getpwent(3), passwd(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

Non-zero return on error.

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