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std::getegid

returns the effective group ID

Parameters

None

Result

id: an integer describing the effective group ID

Description

This function needs I/O-access rights.

Topic

POSIX

See also

std::geteuid returns the effective user id
std::getgid returns the real group ID
std::getuid returns the real user ID
(defined in runtime_templates/posix.template)