group.pl

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

##
# @file      group.pl
# @author    Mitch Richling <http://www.mitchr.me/>
# @Copyright Copyright 1998 by Mitch Richling.  All rights reserved.
# @brief     How to get group data@EOL
# @Keywords  perl group unix grgrent
# @Std       Perl5
#
#            Cats the group table.  Works with the defined name
#            service because it uses the getgrent function which
#            is implemented using the getgrent system call.

while(($name,$passwd,$gid,$members) = getgrent) {
  print "$name:$passwd:$gid:$members\n";
}