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1.1       root        1: .th GETPW III 4/7/73
                      2: .sh NAME
                      3: getpw \*- get name from UID
                      4: .sh SYNOPSIS
                      5: .ft B
                      6: getpw(uid, buf)
                      7: .br
                      8: char *buf;
                      9: .ft R
                     10: .sh DESCRIPTION
                     11: .it Getpw
                     12: searches the password file for
                     13: the (numerical)
                     14: \fIuid\fR, and fills in \fIbuf\fR
                     15: with the corresponding line;
                     16: it returns non-zero if \fIuid\fR could not
                     17: be found.
                     18: The line is null-terminated.
                     19: .sh FILES
                     20: /etc/passwd
                     21: .sh "SEE ALSO"
                     22: passwd(V)
                     23: .sh DIAGNOSTICS
                     24: non-zero
                     25: return on error.
                     26: .sh BUGS
                     27: It disturbs
                     28: buffered input via \fIgetchar\fR (III).

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