PROLOG

       This  manual  page  is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface
       may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface
       may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME

       getgid — get the real group ID

SYNOPSIS

       #include <unistd.h>

       gid_t getgid(void);

DESCRIPTION

       The getgid() function shall return the real group ID of the calling process.  The getgid() function shall
       not modify errno.

RETURN VALUE

       The getgid() 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

       In  a conforming environment, getgid() will always succeed. It is possible for implementations to provide
       an extension where a process in a non-conforming environment will not be associated with a user or  group
       ID.   It  is  recommended  that  such  implementations return (gid_t)-1 and set errno to indicate such an
       environment; doing so does not violate this standard, since such an environment is already an extension.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       getegid(), geteuid(), getuid(), setegid(), seteuid(), setgid(), setregid(), setreuid(), setuid()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <sys_types.h>, <unistd.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard
       for Information  Technology  --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface  (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 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 .

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