PUTGRENT(3)

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 *stream);

DESCRIPTION
The putgrent() function is the counterpart for fgetgrent(3). The function writes the content of the provided struct group into the stream. 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.

ATTRIBUTES
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
Interface | Attribute | Value
 | Thread safety | MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO
This function is a GNU extension.

SEE ALSO
fgetgrent(3), getgrent(3), group(5)

COLOPHON
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