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-.TH GETPWENT_R 3 2007-07-26 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH GETPWENT_R 3 2010-10-21 "GNU" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
.SH NAME
getpwent_r, fgetpwent_r \- get passwd file entry reentrantly
.SH SYNOPSIS
char *pw_passwd; /* user password */
uid_t pw_uid; /* user ID */
gid_t pw_gid; /* group ID */
- char *pw_gecos; /* real name */
+ char *pw_gecos; /* user information */
char *pw_dir; /* home directory */
char *pw_shell; /* shell program */
};
.fi
.in
-.sp
+.PP
+For more information about the fields of this structure, see
+.BR passwd (5).
+
The nonreentrant functions return a pointer to static storage,
where this static storage contains further pointers to user
name, password, gecos field, home directory and shell.