std::os::user

Status: experimental

POSIX user / group lookup. Unix-backed by nix; Windows falls back to env vars.

API details and source

The implementation source contains the complete declarations and implementation notes. The table below lists canonical Gossamer call signatures; every item name links directly to its implementation file.

Item	Canonical signature or declaration	Description
current_gid	fn current_gid() -> i64	gid of the current process user, or -1 on non-unix.
current_home	fn current_home() -> String	Home directory of the current process user.
current_name	fn current_name() -> String	Login name of the current process user, or empty string.
current_uid	fn current_uid() -> i64	uid of the current process user, or -1 on non-unix.
lookup_name	fn lookup_name(name: String) -> i64	uid for the user with the given login name, or -1 if not found.
lookup_uid	fn lookup_uid(uid: i64) -> String	Login name for the given uid, or empty string if unknown.