GETPW(3) BSD Library Functions Manual GETPW(3)NAME
getpw — get name from uid
LIBRARY
Compatibility Library (libcompat, -lcompat)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
int
getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);
DESCRIPTION
The getpw() function is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).
The getpw() function reads the file /etc/passwd, and if it finds the
specified uid, copies the password entry line into the string pointed to
by buf. the null terminated entry line from the password database, and
appends the NUL character.
RETURN VALUES
The getpw() function returns the zero if successful, otherwise a non-zero
if the entry does not exist.
FILES
/etc/passwd
SEE ALSOgetpwent(3), passwd(5)HISTORY
A getpw() function appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
BUGS
The area pointed to by buf must be large enough to hold the user name.
All of the bugs from getpwent(3) hold valid as well.
BSD June 4, 1993 BSD