.th GETPW III 4/7/73 .sh NAME getpw \*- get name from UID .sh SYNOPSIS .ft B getpw(uid, buf) .br char *buf; .ft R .sh DESCRIPTION .it Getpw searches the password file for the (numerical) \fIuid\fR, and fills in \fIbuf\fR with the corresponding line; it returns non-zero if \fIuid\fR could not be found. The line is null-terminated. .sh FILES /etc/passwd .sh "SEE ALSO" passwd (V) .sh DIAGNOSTICS non-zero return on error. .sh BUGS