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ug_display_width(3C)					  ug_display_width(3C)

NAME
       ug_display_width() - get current display width for user and group names

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION
       The  function  returns  the  current  display  width for user and group
       names.  This value determines how many bytes of a user  or  group  name
       that system and conforming applications will display.

       On a system with long user and group names enabled, the default display
       width for the system is set with the command (see lugadmin(1M)).	 Users
       can  override  the default value by setting the environment variable to
       an integer value in the range to

   Application Usage
       System and conforming applications use the return value	(current  dis‐
       play width) for formatted output as follows:

	      Long user and group names are not configured on the system.
			   Display  user  and  group names as per default set‐
			   tings.

	      Long user and group name are enabled but display user and	 group
	      names
			   as  per default settings.  For user and group names
			   longer  (in	bytes)	than  the  default   allowable
			   length,  truncate  the  name to the maximum default
			   length and replace the last printed character  with
			   a plus sign

	      If the name is longer (in bytes) than the current display width,
			   truncate  the  name	to  this length (in bytes) and
			   replace the last printed character with a plus sign

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
   Environment Variables
       If it is set and long user and group names are enabled,
	      it overrides the width that is specified by the command for  all
	      system and conforming applications that write formatted output.

RETURN VALUE
       returns one of the following values:

	      Long  user and group names are not enabled, or an internal error
	      occurred.

	      Long user and group names are enabled but set to default value.

	      The current display width for long user and group names.

WARNINGS
       It is recommended that you do not modify the file directly.   Doing  so
       could cause incorrect behavior.

FILES
       If this file is present,
	      the  system is enabled for long user and group names; otherwise,
	      it is not.  This file contains the default display width, as set
	      with the command.

SEE ALSO
       lugadmin(1M).

							  ug_display_width(3C)

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