v7 man page for getpw

GETPW(3)						     Library Functions Manual							  GETPW(3)

NAME
       getpw - get name from UID

SYNOPSIS
       getpw(uid, buf)
       char *buf;

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

FILES
       /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
       getpwent(3), passwd(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Non-zero return on error.

								    deprecated								  GETPW(3)