larss@nada.kth.se (Lars Schylberg) (10/06/89)
I'm looking for a c-routine under UNIX environment that
could give the real name of the user just in the same
manner as getenv("USER") gives the username. I know
that the real name is available in the /etc/passwd file.
But I guess that there have to be a routine to extract it.
I would prefer email answers since I'm usually not on these groups.
Many thanks in advance.
Lars.
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In article <1876@draken.nada.kth.se> larss@nada.kth.se (Lars Schylberg) writes: >I'm looking for a c-routine under UNIX environment that >could give the real name of the user [...] Try getpwent(). Available in a <pwd.h> near you. --Blair "Ya wanna grab a six of Diet Coke while yer there?"