getgrent() -- General Function (libc)

Get group file information
#include <grp.h>
struct group *getgrent();

getgrent() returns the next entry  from file /etc/group. It returns NULL if
an error occurs or if the end of file is encountered.

Files

/etc/group
<grp.h>

See Also

group,
initgroups(),
libc

Notes

All structures  and information returned  are in a static  area internal to
getgrent(). Therefore,  information from a previous  call is overwritten by
each subsequent call.

© 2012 by Stephen A. Ness