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PERL getgrgid Function



Syntax

getgrgid GID


Definition and Usage

Looks up the group file entry by group ID. Returns the following in a list context:

($name, $passwd, $gid, $members)

The $members scalar contains a space-separated list of the login names that are members of the group. Returns the group name in a scalar context. For a more efficient method of retrieving the entire groups file, see getgrent. Under Windows, consider using the Win32API::Net module.

Return Value

  • In scalr context it returns Group name.

  • In list context (Name, Password, Group ID, and member list.

Example

Try following example:

#!/usr/bin/perl

while( ($name,$passwd,$gid,$members) = getgrent() ){
   ($name,$passwd,$gid,$members) = getgrgid $gid;
   print "Name  = $name\n";
   print "Password  = $passwd\n";
   print "GID  = $gid\n";
   print "Members  = $members\n";
}



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