


      GETPW(3C)                   (UNIX 5.0)                  GETPW(3C)



      NAME
           getpw - get name from UID

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

      DIAGNOSTICS
           Getpw returns non-zero on error.

      WARNING
           The above routine uses <stdio.h>, which causes it to
           increase the size of programs, not otherwise using standard
           I/O, more than might be expected.
























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