34 lines
686 B
Groff
34 lines
686 B
Groff
.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
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.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
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.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
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.\"
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.\" @(#)getpid.2 6.3 (Berkeley) 5/13/86
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.\"
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.TH GETPID 2 "May 13, 1986"
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.UC 4
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.SH NAME
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getpid, getppid \- get process identification
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.ft B
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.nf
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#include <sys/types.h>
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#include <unistd.h>
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pid_t getpid(void)
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pid_t getppid(void)
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.fi
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.ft R
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Getpid
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returns
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the process ID of
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the current process.
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Most often it is used
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to generate uniquely-named temporary files.
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.PP
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.B Getppid
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returns the process ID of the parent
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of the current process.
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.SH "SEE ALSO
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.BR fork (2).
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