Query: putpwent
OS: redhat
Section: 3
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PUTPWENT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual PUTPWENT(3)NAMEputpwent - write a password file entrySYNOPSIS#include <pwd.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <sys/types.h> int putpwent(const struct passwd *p, FILE *stream);DESCRIPTIONThe 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; /* user name */ 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.ERRORSEINVAL Invalid (NULL) argument given.CONFORMING TOSVID 3SEE ALSOfgetpwent(3), getpwent(3), setpwent(3), endpwent(3), getpwnam(3), getpwuid(3), getpw(3)GNU1993-04-09 PUTPWENT(3)
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