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| Newer page: | version 2 | Last edited on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 1:38:34 am | by PerryLorier | |
| Older page: | version 1 | Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:23:41 am | by perry | Revert |
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-GETPID
-!!!GETPID
-NAME
-SYNOPSIS
-DESCRIPTION
-CONFORMING TO
-SEE ALSO
-----
!!NAME
+getppid - get process identification
-
-getpid, getppid - get process identification
!!SYNOPSIS
+ __#include <sys/types.h>__
+ __#include <unistd.h>__
-
-#include __
-#include __
-
-
-__pid_t getpid(void);
-
+
__pid_t getppid(void);__
!!DESCRIPTION
+getppid(2) returns the process ID of the parent of the current process.
-
-__getpid__ returns the process ID of the current process.
-(This is often used by routines that generate unique
-temporary file names.)
-
-
-__getppid__ returns the process ID of the parent of the
-current process.
!!CONFORMING TO
+[POSIX], BSD 4.3, SVID
-
-POSIX, BSD 4.3, SVID
!!SEE ALSO
-
-
-
-
-
-----
+exec(3), fork(2), kill(2), mkstemp(3), tmpnam(3), tempnam(3), tmpfile(3)
