NAME¶
putgrent - write a group database entry to a file
SYNOPSIS¶
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See
feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <grp.h>
int putgrent(const struct group *grp, FILE
*fp);
DESCRIPTION¶
The
putgrent() function is the counterpart for
fgetgrent(3). The
function writes the content of the provided
struct group into the file
pointed to by
fp. The list of group members must be NULL-terminated or
NULL-initialized.
The
struct group is defined as follows:
struct group {
char *gr_name; /* group name */
char *gr_passwd; /* group password */
gid_t gr_gid; /* group ID */
char **gr_mem; /* group members */
};
RETURN VALUE¶
The function returns zero on success, and a nonzero value on error.
This function is a GNU extension.
SEE ALSO¶
fgetgrent(3),
getgrent(3),
group(5)
COLOPHON¶
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