From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:29:57 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: (Writing a User Entry): Document behavior of putpwent if user name starts with +... 
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(Writing a User Entry): Document behavior of putpwent if user name starts with + or -.
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diff --git a/manual/users.texi b/manual/users.texi
index 20deeab..b52ee44 100644
--- a/manual/users.texi
+++ b/manual/users.texi
@@ -1690,6 +1690,9 @@ extended information about users, adding an entry using this function
 would inevitably leave out much of the important information.
 @c Then how are programmers to modify the password file? -zw
 
+The group and user ID fields are left empty if the group or user name
+starts with a - or +.
+
 The function @code{putpwent} is declared in @file{pwd.h}.
 @end deftypefun