NAME

getegid - get the effective group ID

 SYNOPSIS

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

gid_t getegid(void);

 DESCRIPTION

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

 RETURN VALUE

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

 ERRORS

No errors are defined.

 EXAMPLES

None.

 APPLICATION USAGE

None.

 FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

 SEE ALSO

getgid(), setgid(), <sys/types.h>, <unistd.h>.

DERIVATION

Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.