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, POSIX.1-2008, 4.3BSD.
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NOTES

27       The  original  Linux getgid() and getegid() system calls supported only
28       16-bit group IDs.  Subsequently, Linux 2.4 added getgid32()  and  gete‐
29       gid32(), supporting 32-bit IDs.  The glibc getgid() and getegid() wrap‐
30       per functions transparently deal with the variations across kernel ver‐
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33       On  Alpha,  instead of a pair of getgid() and getegid() system calls, a
34       single getxgid() system call is provided, which returns a pair of  real
35       and effective GIDs.  The glibc getgid() and getegid() wrapper functions
36       transparently deal with this.  See  syscall(2)  for  details  regarding
37       register mapping.
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SEE ALSO

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

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44       description of the project, information about reporting bugs,  and  the
45       latest     version     of     this    page,    can    be    found    at
46       https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.
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