    GETPW(III)                    4/7/73                   GETPW(III)

    NAME
         getpw - get name from UID

    SYNOPSIS
         getpw(uid, buf)
         char *buf;

    DESCRIPTION
         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-termi-
         nated.

    FILES
         /etc/passwd

    SEE ALSO
         passwd(V)

    DIAGNOSTICS
         non-zero return on error.

    BUGS

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