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GETPID
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 1993-07-23
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NAME
getpid, getppid - get process identification
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
pid_t getpid(void);
pid_t getppid(void);
DESCRIPTION
getpid()
returns the process ID of the calling process.
(This is often used by
routines that generate unique temporary filenames.)
getppid()
returns the process ID of the parent of the calling process.
ERRORS
These functions are always successful.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, SVr4.
SEE ALSO
fork(2),
kill(2),
exec(3),
mkstemp(3),
tempnam(3),
tmpfile(3),
tmpnam(3),
credentials(7)
COLOPHON
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