getgrgid() General Function getgrgid() Get group file information, by group name #include <grp.h> struct group *getgrgid(gid); int gid; getgrgid searches file /etc/group for the first entry with a numerical group id of gid. It returns a pointer to the entry if found; 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 getgrgid. Therefore, information from a previous call is overwritten by each subsequent call. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1