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PUTGRENT(3)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		   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 func-
       tion 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   |
       +-----------+---------------+---------+
       |putgrent() | 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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GNU				  2015-07-23			   PUTGRENT(3)