getpw(3C)                                               getpw(3C)



     NAME
          getpw - get name from UID

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

     DESCRIPTION
          getpw 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.  The line is null terminated.  getpw returns nonzero 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.

     RETURN VALUE
          getpw returns nonzero on error.

     FILES
          /etc/passwd

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

     WARNINGS
          The above routine uses <stdio.h>. Therefore, the size of
          programs not otherwise using standard I/O is increased more
          than might be expected.























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