GETPW(3C)GETPW(3C)NAMEgetpw - get name from uid
SYNOPSIS
getpw(uid, buf)
char *buf;
DESCRIPTION
Getpw is made obsolete by getpwuid(3).
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 ALSOgetpwent(3), passwd(5)DIAGNOSTICS
Non-zero return on error.
7th Edition May 27, 1986 GETPW(3C)