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.TH GETGID 2 2017-09-15 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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getgid, getegid \- get group identity
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <unistd.h>
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.br
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.B #include <sys/types.h>
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.PP
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.B gid_t getgid(void);
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.B gid_t getegid(void);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.BR getgid ()
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returns the real group ID of the calling process.
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.PP
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.BR getegid ()
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returns the effective group ID of the calling process.
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.SH ERRORS
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These functions are always successful.
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.SH CONFORMING TO
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POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, 4.3BSD.
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.SH NOTES
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The original Linux
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.BR getgid ()
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and
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.BR getegid ()
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system calls supported only 16-bit group IDs.
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Subsequently, Linux 2.4 added
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.BR getgid32 ()
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.BR getegid32 (),
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supporting 32-bit IDs.
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The glibc
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.BR getgid ()
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and
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.BR getegid ()
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wrapper functions transparently deal with the variations across kernel versions.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR getresgid (2),
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.BR setgid (2),
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.BR setregid (2),
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.BR credentials (7)
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.SH COLOPHON
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This page is part of release 4.15 of the Linux
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.I man-pages
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project.
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A description of the project,
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information about reporting bugs,
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and the latest version of this page,
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can be found at
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\%https://www.kernel.org/doc/man\-pages/.
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