1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/user_info.rs b/src/user_info.rs
index 7a42db9..a352adb 100644
--- a/src/user_info.rs
+++ b/src/user_info.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use nix::unistd::{getgroups, getuid, Group, User};
+use nix::unistd::{getgroups, getuid, Gid, Group, User};
 
 pub fn get_username() -> Option<String> {
     let uid = getuid();
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ pub fn get_user_groups() -> Vec<String> {
         .collect()
 }
 
+pub fn get_gid(group_name: &str) -> Option<Gid> {
+    nix::unistd::Group::from_name(&group_name)
+        .ok()
+        .flatten()
+        .map(|group| group.gid)
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;