--- a/file.c
+++ b/file.c
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#ifdef BIONIC
+#define MAXNAMLEN 1024
+#endif
+
 #ifdef FILEC
 
 #include <sys/param.h>
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@
 static void	 beep(void);
 static void	 print_recognized_stuff(Char *);
 static void	 extract_dir_and_name(Char *, Char *, Char *);
-static Char	*getentry(DIR *, int);
+static Char	*getentry(DIR *);
 static void	 free_items(Char **, int);
 static int	 tsearch(Char *, COMMAND, int);
 static int	 recognize(Char *, Char *, int, int);
@@ -373,16 +377,10 @@
 }
 
 static Char *
-getentry(DIR *dir_fd, int looking_for_lognames)
+getentry(DIR *dir_fd)
 {
-    struct passwd *pw;
     struct dirent *dirp;
 
-    if (looking_for_lognames) {
-	if ((pw = getpwent()) == NULL)
-	    return (NULL);
-	return (str2short(pw->pw_name));
-    }
     if ((dirp = readdir(dir_fd)) != NULL)
 	return (str2short(dirp->d_name));
     return (NULL);
@@ -416,36 +414,27 @@
 {
     DIR *dir_fd;
     int numitems = 0, ignoring = TRUE, nignored = 0;
-    int name_length, looking_for_lognames;
+    int name_length;
     Char    tilded_dir[MAXPATHLEN], dir[MAXPATHLEN];
     Char    name[MAXNAMLEN + 1], extended_name[MAXNAMLEN + 1];
     Char   *entry;
     Char   **items = NULL;
     size_t  maxitems = 0;
 
-    looking_for_lognames = (*word == '~') && (Strchr(word, '/') == NULL);
-    if (looking_for_lognames) {
-	(void) setpwent();
-	copyn(name, &word[1], MAXNAMLEN);	/* name sans ~ */
-	dir_fd = NULL;
-    }
-    else {
-	extract_dir_and_name(word, dir, name);
-	if (tilde(tilded_dir, dir) == 0)
-	    return (0);
-	dir_fd = opendir(*tilded_dir ? short2str(tilded_dir) : ".");
-	if (dir_fd == NULL)
-	    return (0);
-    }
+    extract_dir_and_name(word, dir, name);
+    if (tilde(tilded_dir, dir) == 0)
+	return (0);
+    dir_fd = opendir(*tilded_dir ? short2str(tilded_dir) : ".");
+    if (dir_fd == NULL)
+	return (0);
 
 again:				/* search for matches */
     name_length = Strlen(name);
-    for (numitems = 0; (entry = getentry(dir_fd, looking_for_lognames)) != NULL;) {
+    for (numitems = 0; (entry = getentry(dir_fd)) != NULL;) {
 	if (!is_prefix(name, entry))
 	    continue;
 	/* Don't match . files on null prefix match */
-	if (name_length == 0 && entry[0] == '.' &&
-	    !looking_for_lognames)
+	if (name_length == 0 && entry[0] == '.')
 	    continue;
 	if (command == LIST) {
 	    if (numitems >= maxitems) {
@@ -472,25 +461,16 @@
     if (ignoring && numitems == 0 && nignored > 0) {
 	ignoring = FALSE;
 	nignored = 0;
-	if (looking_for_lognames)
-	    (void) setpwent();
-	else
-	    rewinddir(dir_fd);
+	rewinddir(dir_fd);
 	goto again;
     }
 
-    if (looking_for_lognames)
-	(void) endpwent();
-    else
-	(void) closedir(dir_fd);
+    (void) closedir(dir_fd);
     if (numitems == 0)
 	return (0);
     if (command == RECOGNIZE) {
-	if (looking_for_lognames)
-	    copyn(word, STRtilde, 1);
-	else
-	    /* put back dir part */
-	    copyn(word, dir, max_word_length);
+	/* put back dir part */
+	copyn(word, dir, max_word_length);
 	/* add extended name */
 	catn(word, extended_name, max_word_length);
 	return (numitems);
@@ -498,8 +478,7 @@
     else {			/* LIST */
 	qsort((ptr_t) items, numitems, sizeof(*items),
 		(int (*)(const void *, const void *)) sortscmp);
-	print_by_column(looking_for_lognames ? NULL : tilded_dir,
-			items, numitems);
+	print_by_column(tilded_dir, items, numitems);
 	if (items != NULL)
 	    FREE_ITEMS(items);
     }