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Notes: UNIX file
Names: »getpwent.3«
└─⟦26887b7e0⟧ Bits:30009717 Comet 32 harddisk image
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└─⟦this⟧ »usr/man/man3/getpwent.3«
.ig @(#)getpwent.3 2.1 7/1/84 @(#)Copyright (C) 1983 by National Semiconductor Corp. .. .TH GETPWENT 3 .SH NAME getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent \- get password file entry .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include <pwd.h> .PP .B struct passwd *getpwent() .PP .B struct passwd *getpwuid(uid) .B int uid; .PP .B struct passwd *getpwnam(name) .B char *name; .PP .B int setpwent() .PP .B int endpwent() .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I Getpwent, .I getpwuid and .I getpwnam each return a pointer to an object with the following structure containing the broken-out fields of a line in the password file. .RS .PP .nf .so ../include/pwd.h .ft R .ad .fi .RE .PP The fields .I pw_quota and .I pw_comment are unused; the others have meanings described in .IR passwd (5). .PP .I Getpwent reads the next line (opening the file if necessary); .I setpwent rewinds the file; .I endpwent closes it. .PP .I Getpwuid and .I getpwnam search from the beginning until a matching .I uid or .I name is found (or until EOF is encountered). .SH FILES /etc/passwd .SH "SEE ALSO" getlogin(3), getgrent(3), passwd(5) .SH DIAGNOSTICS Null pointer (0) returned on EOF or error. .SH BUGS All information is contained in a static area so it must be copied if it is to be saved. .br