1GETGID(2)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 GETGID(2)
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NAME

6       getgid, getegid - get group identity
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <unistd.h>
10       #include <sys/types.h>
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12       gid_t getgid(void);
13       gid_t getegid(void);
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DESCRIPTION

16       getgid() returns the real group ID of the calling process.
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18       getegid() returns the effective group ID of the calling process.
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ERRORS

21       These functions are always successful.
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CONFORMING TO

24       POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD.
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SEE ALSO

27       getresgid(2), setgid(2), setregid(2), credentials(7)
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COLOPHON

30       This  page  is  part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project.  A
31       description of the project, and information about reporting  bugs,  can
32       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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36Linux                             1993-07-23                         GETGID(2)