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PERL getpwent Function
Syntax
Definition and Usage
Returns the next password entry from the /etc/passwd file. This is used in
combination with the setpwent and endpwent functions to iterate over the password
file. In a list context, returns
($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota,
$comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwent;
Return Value
In scalar context user name
In list context user record (name, password, user ID, group ID, quote, comment, real name,
home directory, shell)
Example
Try out following example:
#!/usr/bin/perl
while(($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota,
$comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwent()){
print "Name = $name\n";
print "Password = $passwd\n";
print "UID = $uid\n";
print "GID = $gid\n";
print "Quota = $quota\n";
print "Comment = $comment\n";
print "Gcos = $gcos\n";
print "HOME DIR = $dir\n";
print "Shell = $shell\n";
}
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