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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)getpw.3c    6.2 (Berkeley) 5/27/86
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH GETPW 3C  "May 27, 1986"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: getpw \- get name from uid
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .nf
                      9: .B getpw(uid, buf)
                     10: .B char *buf;
                     11: .fi
                     12: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     13: .ft B
                     14: Getpw is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).
                     15: .ft R
                     16: .PP
                     17: .I Getpw
                     18: searches the password file for
                     19: the (numerical)
                     20: .IR uid ", and fills in " "buf"
                     21: with the corresponding line;
                     22: it returns non-zero if
                     23: .IR uid ""
                     24: could not
                     25: be found.
                     26: The line is null-terminated.
                     27: .SH FILES
                     28: /etc/passwd
                     29: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     30: getpwent(3),
                     31: passwd(5)
                     32: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     33: Non-zero
                     34: return on error.

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