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.TH GETPW 3C "Dec 29, 1996"
.SH NAME
getpw \- get passwd entry from UID
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
#include <stdlib.h>

\fBint\fR \fBgetpw\fR(\fBuid_t\fR \fIuid\fR, \fBchar *\fR\fIbuf\fR);
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBgetpw()\fR function searches the user data base for a user id number
that equals \fIuid\fR, copies the line of the password file in which \fIuid\fR
was found into the array pointed to by \fIbuf\fR, and returns 0. \fBgetpw()\fR
returns non-zero if \fIuid\fR cannot be found.
.SH USAGE
.sp
.LP
This function is included only for compatibility with prior systems and should
not be used; the functions described on the \fBgetpwnam\fR(3C) manual page
should be used instead.
.sp
.LP
If the \fB/etc/passwd\fR and the \fB/etc/group\fR files have a plus sign
(\fB+\fR) for the NIS entry, then \fBgetpwent()\fR and  \fBgetgrent()\fR will
not return \fINULL\fR when the end of file is reached.  See \fBgetpwnam\fR(3C).
.SH RETURN VALUES
.sp
.LP
The \fBgetpw()\fR function returns non-zero on error.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
box;
c | c
l | l .
ATTRIBUTE TYPE	ATTRIBUTE VALUE
_
MT-Level	Safe
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBgetpwnam\fR(3C), \fBpasswd\fR(4), \fBattributes\fR(5)