getpw(3)getpw(3)NAMEgetpw - get name from uid
SYNOPSIS
getpw(
uid_t uid,
char *buf );
DESCRIPTION
The getpw() routine has been superseded by getpwuid(). See getpwent(3).
The getpw() routine searches the password file for the (numerical) uid,
and fills in buf with the corresponding line; it returns nonzero if uid
could not be found. The line is null terminated.
ERRORS
Nonzero return on error.
FILES
/etc/passwd
SEE ALSOgetpwent(3), passwd(4)getpw(3)