Query: getgrgid
OS: redhat
Section: 3
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GETGRNAM(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETGRNAM(3)NAMEgetgrnam, getgrgid - get group file entrySYNOPSIS#include <grp.h> #include <sys/types.h> struct group *getgrnam(const char *name); struct group *getgrgid(gid_t gid);DESCRIPTIONThe getgrnam() function returns a pointer to a structure containing the group information from /etc/group for the entry that matches the group name name. The getgrgid() function returns a pointer to a structure containing the group information from /etc/group for the entry that matches the group gid gid. The group structure is defined in <grp.h> as follows: struct group { char *gr_name; /* group name */ char *gr_passwd; /* group password */ gid_t gr_gid; /* group id */ char **gr_mem; /* group members */ };RETURN VALUEThe getgrnam() and getgrgid() functions return the group information structure, or NULL if the matching entry is not found or an error occurs.ERRORSENOMEM Insufficient memory to allocate group information structure.FILES/etc/group Group database fileCONFORMING TOSVID 3, POSIX, BSD 4.3SEE ALSOfgetgrent(3), getgrent(3), setgrent(3), endgrent(3)GNU1993-04-04 GETGRNAM(3)
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