Manual Pages for UNIX Operating System command usage for man getpid

System Calls                                            getpid(2)



NAME
     getpid, getpgrp, getppid, getpgid  -  get  process,  process
     group, and parent process IDs

SYNOPSIS
     #include 

     pid_t getpid(void);


     pid_t getpgrp(void);


     pid_t getppid(void);


     pid_t getpgid(pid_t pid);


DESCRIPTION
     The getpid() function returns the process ID of the  calling
     process.


     The getpgrp() function returns the process group ID  of  the
     calling process.


     The getppid() function returns the parent process ID of  the
     calling process.


     The getpgid() function returns the process group ID  of  the
     process  whose  process  ID  is equal to pid, or the process
     group ID of the calling process, if pid is equal to 0.

RETURN VALUES
     The getpid(), getpgrp(), and getppid() functions are  always
     successful  and  no  return value is reserved to indicate an
     error.


     Upon successful completion, getpgid()  returns  the  process
     group  ID.  Otherwise,  getpgid() returns (pid_t)-1 and sets
     errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     The getpgid() function will fail if:

     EPERM    The process whose process  ID is equal  to  pid  is
              not in the same session as the calling process, and
              the implementation does not  allow  access  to  the



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System Calls                                            getpid(2)



              process  group  ID of that process from the calling
              process.


     ESRCH    There is no process with a process ID equal to pid.



     The getpgid() function may fail if:

     EINVAL    The value of the pid argument is invalid.


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:



     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | MT-Level                    | Async-Signal-Safe           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Standard                    | See standards(5).           |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|


SEE ALSO
     Intro(2),   exec(2),   fork(2),    getsid(2),    setpgid(2),
     setpgrp(2),   setsid(2),  signal(3C),  attributes(5),  stan-
     dards(5)





















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