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fgetgrent(3) Library Functions Manual fgetgrent(3)
NAME top
fgetgrent - get group file entry
LIBRARY top
Standard C library (_libc_, _-lc_)
SYNOPSIS top
**#include <stdio.h>**
**#include <sys/types.h>**
**#include <grp.h>**
**struct group *fgetgrent(FILE ***_stream_**);**
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
**fgetgrent**():
Since glibc 2.19:
_DEFAULT_SOURCE
glibc 2.19 and earlier:
_SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION top
The **fgetgrent**() function returns a pointer to a structure
containing the group information from the file referred to by
_stream_. The first time it is called it returns the first entry;
thereafter, it returns successive entries. The file referred to
by _stream_ must have the same format as _/etc/group_ (see [group(5)](../man5/group.5.html)).
The _group_ structure is defined in _<grp.h>_ as follows:
struct group {
char *gr_name; /* group name */
char *gr_passwd; /* group password */
gid_t gr_gid; /* group ID */
char **gr_mem; /* NULL-terminated array of pointers
to names of group members */
};
RETURN VALUE top
The **fgetgrent**() function returns a pointer to a _group_ structure,
or NULL if there are no more entries or an error occurs. In the
event of an error, _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS top
**ENOMEM** Insufficient memory to allocate _group_ structure.
ATTRIBUTES top
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
[attributes(7)](../man7/attributes.7.html).
┌─────────────────────┬───────────────┬──────────────────────────┐
│ **Interface** │ **Attribute** │ **Value** │
├─────────────────────┼───────────────┼──────────────────────────┤
│ **fgetgrent**() │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:fgetgrent │
└─────────────────────┴───────────────┴──────────────────────────┘
STANDARDS top
None.
HISTORY top
SVr4.
SEE ALSO top
[endgrent(3)](../man3/endgrent.3.html), [fgetgrent_r(3)](../man3/fgetgrent%5Fr.3.html), [fopen(3)](../man3/fopen.3.html), [getgrent(3)](../man3/getgrent.3.html), [getgrgid(3)](../man3/getgrgid.3.html),
[getgrnam(3)](../man3/getgrnam.3.html), [putgrent(3)](../man3/putgrent.3.html), [setgrent(3)](../man3/setgrent.3.html), [group(5)](../man5/group.5.html)
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