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class method
Etc.getpwent
getpwent
ext/etc/etc.c
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static VALUE
etc_getpwent(VALUE obj)
{
#ifdef HAVE_GETPWENT
struct passwd *pw;
if ((pw = getpwent()) != 0) {
return setup_passwd(pw);
}
#endif
return Qnil;
}
Returns an entry from the /etc/passwd file.
The first time it is called it opens the file and returns the first entry; each successive call returns the next entry, or nil if the end of the file has been reached.
To close the file when processing is complete, call ::endpwent.
Each entry is returned as a Passwd struct.