GETENT(1) Debian GNU/Linux GETENT(1) NAME getent - get entries from administrative database SYNOPSIS getent database [key ...] DESCRIPTION The getent program gathers entries from the specified administrative database using the specified search keys. Where database is one of passwd, group, hosts, services, protocols, or networks. EXIT VALUES The getent command exits with the following values: 0 Success 1 Unknown database 2 Key not found in database 3 Database does not support enumeration AUTHOR getent was written by Thorsten Kukuk for the GNU C Library. This man page was written by Joel Klecker <espy@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system. 3rd Berkeley Distribution lenny GETENT(1)