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NAME

       getegid - get the effective group ID

SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       gid_t getegid(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The  getegid()  function  shall  return  the  effective group ID of the
       calling process.

RETURN VALUE

       The getegid() function shall always be successful and no  return  value
       is reserved to indicate an error.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       geteuid()  ,  getgid()  , getuid() , setegid() , seteuid() , setgid() ,
       setregid() , setreuid() , setuid() , the  Base  Definitions  volume  of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .