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# PERL getpwnam Function

## Syntax

getpwnam EXPR

## Definition and Usage

In a list context, returns a list of fields, as extracted from the /etc/passwd file, based on the user name specified by EXPR. It's generally used like this:

($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota, $comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwnam ($user);

In a scalar context, returns the numeric user ID. If you are trying to access the whole /etc/passwd file, you should use the getpwent function. If you want to access the details by user ID, use getpwuid.

## Return Value

- In scalar context user ID

- 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

       ($name, $passwd, $uid, $gid, $quota,
    	$comment, $gcos, $dir, $shell) = getpwnam("root");
       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";

    It will produce following result

    Name = root
    Password = *******
    UID = 0
    GID = 0
    Quota =
    Comment =
    Gcos = root
    HOME DIR = /root
    Shell = /bin/bash

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