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1 @node getpwuid
2 @section @code{getpwuid}
3 @findex getpwuid
5 POSIX specification:@* @url{https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/getpwuid.html}
7 Gnulib module: ---
9 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
10 @itemize
11 @end itemize
13 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
14 @itemize
15 @item
16 This function is unsafe to call between @code{fork} and @code{exec} if
17 the parent process is multi-threaded.  Instead, use @code{getpwuid_r}
18 prior to forking.
19 @item
20 This function is missing on some platforms:
21 mingw, MSVC 14.
22 @end itemize