hpux man page for getpw

getpw(3C)																 getpw(3C)

NAME
       getpw() - get name from UID

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
       searches the password file for a user ID number that equals uid, copies the line of the password file in which uid was found into the array
       pointed to by buf, and returns 0.  returns non-zero if uid cannot be found.  The line is null-terminated.

       This routine is included only for compatibility with prior systems, and should not be used; see getpwent(3C) for routines to use instead.

NETWORKING FEATURES
   NFS
       This routine is implemented using (see getpwent(3C)) and therefore uses the Network Information Service network database  as  described	in
       passwd(4).

RETURN VALUE
       returns non-zero on error.

WARNINGS
       The above routine uses which causes it to increase, more than might be expected, the size of programs not otherwise using standard I/O.

   Obsolescent Interfaces
       is to be obsoleted at a future date.

AUTHOR
       was developed by AT&T and HP.

FILES
       /etc/passwd

SEE ALSO
       getpwent(3C), passwd(4), thread_safety(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
								  TO BE OBSOLETED							 getpw(3C)