getpwuid() for Node.js - returns username, name, home directory, shell, gid from
uid
If you're creating a reusable module you should probably use passwd-user instead, as it shells out rather than using a native binding.
$ npm install --save pwuid
This is a native binding and expects you to have the required toolchain. (ignore the node-gyp install)
getpwuid() is a POSIX function and won't work on Windows.
Use optionalDependencies if you need to include it in a cross-platform environment.
const pwuid = require('pwuid');
console.log(pwuid());
/*
{
name: 'sindresorhus',
uid: 501,
gid: 20,
gecos: 'Sindre Sorhus',
dir: '/Users/sindresorhus',
shell: '/bin/zsh'
}
*/Accepts a uid number and returns an object with:
name: usernameuid: user ID, same as suppliedgid: group IDgecos: user information, usually the users full namedir: home directoryshell: default shell
Will use current user process.getuid() if no uid is supplied.
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