Query: putpwent
OS: centos
Section: 3
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PUTPWENT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual PUTPWENT(3)NAMEputpwent - write a password file entrySYNOPSIS#include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> #include <pwd.h> int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *stream); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): putpwent(): _SVID_SOURCEDESCRIPTIONThe putpwent() function writes a password entry from the structure p in the file associated with stream. The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows: struct passwd { char *pw_name; /* username */ char *pw_passwd; /* user password */ uid_t pw_uid; /* user ID */ gid_t pw_gid; /* group ID */ char *pw_gecos; /* real name */ char *pw_dir; /* home directory */ char *pw_shell; /* shell program */ };RETURN VALUEThe putpwent() function returns 0 on success, or -1 if an error occurs. In the event of an error, errno is set to indicate the cause.ERRORSEINVAL Invalid (NULL) argument given.CONFORMING TOSVr4.SEE ALSOendpwent(3), fgetpwent(3), getpw(3), getpwent(3), getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), setpwent(3)COLOPHONThis page is part of release 3.53 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.GNU2013-04-19 PUTPWENT(3)
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putpwent(3) - redhat |
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putpwent(3) - suse |
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