Advanced UNIX Programming

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Summary

This chapter covered the UNIX time management and conversion functions. The next chapter covers the subject of converting user ID and group ID names into usernames and group names, and vice versa. These are useful functions when working with stat(2) and fstat(2), for example. In addition, the password database routines will be covered.

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