-#define UID_TO_CHARS(val, where) uid_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
-#define UINTMAX_TO_CHARS(val, where) uintmax_to_chars (val, where, sizeof (where))
-#define UNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))
-#define GNAME_TO_CHARS(name,buf) string_to_chars (name, buf, sizeof(buf))
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-bool gid_to_chars (gid_t gid, char *buf, size_t size);
-bool major_to_chars (major_t m, char *buf, size_t size);
-bool minor_to_chars (minor_t m, char *buf, size_t size);
-bool mode_to_chars (mode_t m, char *buf, size_t size);