@node getpwuid
@section @code{getpwuid}
@findex getpwuid

POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/getpwuid.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
This function is unsafe to call between @code{fork} and @code{exec} if
the parent process is multi-threaded.  Instead, use @code{getpwuid_r}
prior to forking.
@item
This function is missing on some platforms:
mingw, MSVC 9.
@end itemize
