The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6
IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004 Edition
Copyright © 2001-2004 The IEEE and The Open Group, All Rights reserved.

#### NAME

> grp.h - group structure

#### SYNOPSIS

> `#include <grp.h>`

#### DESCRIPTION

> The <grp.h> header shall declare the structure group which shall include the following members:

>     char   *gr_name The name of the group.
>     gid_t   gr_gid  Numerical group ID.
>     char  **gr_mem  Pointer to a null-terminated array of character
>                     pointers to member names.

> The gid_t type shall be defined as described in <sys/types.h>.

> The following shall be declared as functions and may also be defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

>     struct group  *getgrgid(gid_t);
>     struct group  *getgrnam(const char *);
>     [TSF]
>     int            getgrgid_r(gid_t, struct group *, char *,
>                        size_t, struct group **);
>     int            getgrnam_r(const char *, struct group *, char *,
>                        size_t , struct group **);

>     [XSI]
>     struct group  *getgrent(void);
>     void           endgrent(void);
>     void           setgrent(void);

The following sections are informative.

#### APPLICATION USAGE

> None.

#### RATIONALE

> None.

#### FUTURE DIRECTIONS

> None.

#### SEE ALSO

> <sys/types.h>, the System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, endgrent(), getgrgid(), getgrnam()

#### CHANGE HISTORY

> First released in Issue 1.

#### Issue 5

> The DESCRIPTION is updated for alignment with the POSIX Threads Extension.

#### Issue 6

> The following new requirements on POSIX implementations derive from alignment with the Single UNIX Specification:

> - The definition of gid_t is mandated.

> - The getgrgid_r() and getgrnam_r() functions are marked as part of the Thread-Safe Functions option.

End of informative text.

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