NAME |LIBRARY |SYNOPSIS |DESCRIPTION |RETURN VALUE |ATTRIBUTES |STANDARDS |HISTORY |NOTES |SEE ALSO |COLOPHON | |
getutmp(3) Library Functions Manualgetutmp(3)getutmp, getutmpx - copy utmp structure to utmpx, and vice versa
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#define _GNU_SOURCE/* See feature_test_macros(7) */#include <utmpx.h>void getutmp(const struct utmpx *ux, struct utmp *u);void getutmpx(const struct utmp *u, struct utmpx *ux);
Thegetutmp() function copies the fields of theutmpx structure pointed to byux to the corresponding fields of theutmp structure pointed to byu. Thegetutmpx() function performs the converse operation.
These functions do not return a value.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, seeattributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface│Attribute│Value│ ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │getutmp(),getutmpx() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
None.
glibc 2.1.1. Solaris, NetBSD.
These functions exist primarily for compatibility with other systems where theutmp andutmpx structures contain different fields, or the size of corresponding fields differs. On Linux, the two structures contain the same fields, and the fields have the same sizes.
utmpdump(1),getutent(3),utmp(5)
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