GETPW(3C)                                                            GETPW(3C)



NAME
       getpw - get name from uid

SYNOPSIS
       getpw(uid, buf)
       char *buf;

DESCRIPTION
       Getpw is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).

       _G_e_t_p_w  searches the password file for the (numerical) _u_i_d, and fills in
       _b_u_f with the corresponding line; it returns non-zero if _u_i_d  could  not
       be found.  The line is null-terminated.

FILES
       /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
       getpwent(3), passwd(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Non-zero return on error.



7th Edition                      May 27, 1986                        GETPW(3C)