getgrent() General Function getgrent() Get group file information #include <grp.h> struct group *getgrent(); getgrent returns the next entry from file /etc/group. It returns NULL if an error occurs or if the end of file is encountered. ***** Files ***** /etc/group <grp.h> ***** See Also ***** general functions, group ***** Notes ***** All structures and information returned are in a static area in- ternal to getgrent. Therefore, information from a previous call is overwritten by each subsequent call. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1