[%CFEngine_function_prototype(groupname)%]

Description: Return the integer group id of the group groupname on this host.

If the named group does not exist, the function will fail and the variable will not be defined.

[%CFEngine_function_attributes(groupname)%]

Example:

[%CFEngine_include_snippet(getgid.cf, #+begin_src cfengine3, .*end_src)%]

Output:

[%CFEngine_include_snippet(getgid.cf, #+begin_src\s+example_output\s, .end_src)%]

Notes: On Windows, which does not support group ids, the variable will not be defined.