GETPW(3C)            INTERACTIVE UNIX System            GETPW(3C)



          NAME
               getpw - get name from UID

          SYNOPSIS
               int getpw (uid, buf)
               int uid;
               char *buf;

          DESCRIPTION
               The getpw function searches the password file for a user ID
               number that equals uid, copies the line of the password file
               in which uid was found into the array pointed to by buf, and
               returns 0.  getpw returns non-zero if uid cannot be found.

               This routine is included only for compatibility with prior
               systems and should not be used; see getpwent(3C) for rou-
               tines to use instead.

          FILES
               /etc/passwd

          SEE ALSO
               getpwent(3C), passwd(4).

          DIAGNOSTICS
               The getpw function returns non-zero on error.

          WARNING
               The above routine uses <stdio.h>, which causes it to
               increase, more than might be expected, the size of programs
               not otherwise using standard I/O.
























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