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

6       fgetgrent - get group file entry
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
10       #include <sys/types.h>
11       #include <grp.h>
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13       struct group *fgetgrent(FILE *stream);
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DESCRIPTION

16       The  fgetgrent()  function  returns a pointer to a structure containing
17       the group information from the file  stream.   The  first  time  it  is
18       called  it  returns  the first entry; thereafter, it returns successive
19       entries.  The file stream must have the same format as /etc/group.
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21       The group structure is defined in <grp.h> as follows:
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23              struct group {
24                      char    *gr_name;        /* group name */
25                      char    *gr_passwd;      /* group password */
26                      gid_t   gr_gid;          /* group ID */
27                      char    **gr_mem;        /* group members */
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RETURN VALUE

31       The fgetgrent() function returns the group  information  structure,  or
32       NULL if there are no more entries or an error occurs.
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ERRORS

35       ENOMEM Insufficient memory to allocate group information structure.
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CONFORMING TO

38       SVr4
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SEE ALSO

41       endgrent(3),  fgetgrent_r(3),  getgrent(3),  getgrgid(3),  getgrnam(3),
42       putgrent(3), setgrent(3)
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46GNU                               1993-04-04                      FGETGRENT(3)