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     GETPWENT(3)                                           GETPWENT(3)

     NAME
          getpwent, getpwuid, getpwnam, setpwent, endpwent - get
          password file entry

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <pwd.h>

          struct passwd *getpwent();

          struct passwd *getpwuid(uid) int uid;

          struct passwd *getpwnam(name) char *name;

          int setpwent();

          int endpwent();

     DESCRIPTION
          Getpwent, getpwuid and getpwnam each return a pointer to an
          object with the following structure containing the broken-
          out fields of a line in the password file.