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getgid(2)							     getgid(2)

Name
       getgid, getegid - get group identity

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

       gid = getgid()
       gid_t gid;

       egid = getegid()
       gid_t egid;

Description
       The  system  call returns the real group ID of the current process, and
       the call returns the effective group ID.

       The real group ID is specified at login time.

       The effective group ID is  more	transient  and	determines  additional
       access  permission  during execution of a ``set-group-ID'' process. The
       call is most useful with processes that are ``set-group-ID.''

Environment
       Differs from the System V definition in that the return values  are  of
       type int, instead of type unsigned short.

See Also
       getuid(2), setregid(2), setgid(3)

								     getgid(2)
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