getpw() General Function getpw() Search password file getpw(uid, line) short uid; char *line; getpw searches the password file /etc/passwd for the first entry with numerical user id uid. If found, line receives the cor- responding line from the password file. ***** Files ***** /etc/passwd ***** See Also ***** general ***** Diagnostics ***** getpw returns a nonzero value on error. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1