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.Dd 
.Dt GETPW 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm getpw
.Nd get name from uid
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Fn getpw uid "char *buf"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Bf -symbolic
The getpw function is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).
.br
It is available from the compatibility library, libcompat.
.Ef
.Pp
The
.Fn getpw
function reads the file
.Pa /etc/passwd ,
and if it finds
the specified
.Fa uid ,
copies the password entry line into the string pointed to by
.Fa buf .
the null terminated entry line from the password database,
and appends the
.Dv NUL
character.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn getpw
function returns the zero if successful, otherwise 
a non-zero if the entry does not exist.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/passwd - compact
.It Pa /etc/passwd
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getpwent 3 ,
.Xr passwd 5
.Sh HISTORY
A
.Fn getpw
function appeared in
.At v6 .