GETPW(3C)GETPW(3C)NAMEgetpw - get name from UID
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
int getpw(uid_t uid, char *buf);
DESCRIPTIONgetpw 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 routines to use instead.
FILES
/etc/passwd
SEE ALSOgetpwent(3C), passwd(4).
DIAGNOSTICSgetpw 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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