NAME
getgid, getegid - get group identity
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
gid = getgid()
gid_t gid;
egid = getegid()
gid_t egid;
DESCRIPTION
Getgid returns the real group ID of the current process,
getegid
the effective group ID.
The real group ID is specified at login time.
The effective group ID is more
transient, and determines additional
access permission during execution of a
"set-group-ID" process,
and it is for such processes that getgid is most useful.
SEE ALSO
getuid(2), setregid(2), setgid(3)