GETGID(2) Linux Programmer's Manual GETGID(2)

getgid, getegid - get group identity

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

gid_t getgid(void);
gid_t getegid(void);

getgid() returns the real group ID of the current process.

getegid() returns the effective group ID of the current process.

These functions are always successful.

POSIX, 4.3BSD

setgid(2), setregid(2)

1993-07-23 Linux 0.99.11

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