1FGETPWENT(3)               Linux Programmer's Manual              FGETPWENT(3)
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NAME

6       fgetpwent - get password file entry
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
10       #include <sys/types.h>
11       #include <pwd.h>
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13       struct passwd *fgetpwent(FILE *stream);
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15   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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17       fgetpwent(): _SVID_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

20       The  fgetpwent()  function  returns a pointer to a structure containing
21       the broken out fields of a line in the file stream.  The first time  it
22       is called it returns the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive
23       entries.  The file referred to by stream must have the same  format  as
24       /etc/passwd (see passwd(5)).
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26       The passwd structure is defined in <pwd.h> as follows:
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28           struct passwd {
29               char   *pw_name;       /* username */
30               char   *pw_passwd;     /* user password */
31               uid_t   pw_uid;        /* user ID */
32               gid_t   pw_gid;        /* group ID */
33               char   *pw_gecos;      /* real name */
34               char   *pw_dir;        /* home directory */
35               char   *pw_shell;      /* shell program */
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RETURN VALUE

39       The  fgetpwent()  function  returns a pointer to a passwd structure, or
40       NULL if there are no more entries or an error occurs.  In the event  of
41       an error, errno is set to indicate the cause.
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ERRORS

44       ENOMEM Insufficient memory to allocate passwd structure.
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FILES

47       /etc/passwd
48              password database file
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CONFORMING TO

51       SVr4.
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SEE ALSO

54       endpwent(3),  fgetpwent_r(3),  fopen(3),  getpw(3), getpwent(3), getpw‐
55       nam(3), getpwuid(3), putpwent(3), setpwent(3), passwd(5)
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COLOPHON

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