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Manpages GETGRENTSection: Linux Programmer's Manual (3 )Updated: 1993-04-04 Index Return to Main Contents NAMEgetgrent, setgrent, endgrent - get group file entrySYNOPSIS#include <grp.h> #include <sys/types.h> struct group *getgrent(void); void setgrent(void); void endgrent(void); DESCRIPTIONThe getgrent() function returns a pointer to a structure containing the group information from /etc/group. The first time it is called it returns the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive entries.The setgrent() function rewinds the file pointer to the beginning of the /etc/group file. The endgrent() function closes the /etc/group file. The group structure is defined in <grp.h> as follows:
RETURN VALUEThe getgrent() function returns the group information structure, or NULL if there are no more entries or an error occurs.ERRORS
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CONFORMING TOSVID 3, BSD 4.3SEE ALSOfgetgrent(3), getgrnam(3), getgrgid(3)
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