@(#)getpw.3 6.3 (Berkeley) 05/17/89
GETPW 3 ""
.AT 3
NAME
getpw - get name from uid
SYNOPSIS
getpw(uid, buf) char *buf;
DESCRIPTION
Getpw is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).
It is available from the compatibility library, libcompat.
Getpw searches the password file for the (numerical) uid ", and fills in " "buf" with the corresponding line; it returns non-zero if uid "" could not be found. The line is null-terminated.
FILES
/etc/passwd
"SEE ALSO"
getpwent(3),
passwd(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
Non-zero
return on error.