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.

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