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getegid

getegid


Determine Effective Group ID

Portability: POSIX.1 conforming, UNIX compatible

SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
EXAMPLE
RELATED FUNCTIONS

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>

gid_t getegid(void);

DESCRIPTION

getegid determines the effective group ID of the calling process.

RETURN VALUE

If successful, the group ID of the calling process is returned. Under unusual conditions (for instance, if USS is not running) getegid can fail. In this case, getegid issues an OS/390 user ABEND 1230 to indicate the error.

EXAMPLE

The following code fragment illustrates the use of getegid : 

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>


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printf("%d is my group ID.\n", (int) getegid());

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RELATED FUNCTIONS

geteuid , getgid , setegid , setgid


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