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.\" from: @(#)getpid.2 6.4 (Berkeley) 3/10/91
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.\" $Id: getpid.2,v 1.2 1993/08/01 07:42:56 mycroft Exp $
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1993-03-21 12:45:37 +03:00
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.Dd March 10, 1991
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.Dt GETPID 2
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.Os BSD 4
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getpid ,
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.Nm getppid
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.Nd get parent or calling process identification
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Fd #include <unistd.h>
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.Ft pid_t
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.Fn getpid void
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.Ft pid_t
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.Fn getppid void
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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.Fn Getpid
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returns
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the process ID of
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the calling process.
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The ID is guaranteed to be unique and is
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useful for constructing temporary file names.
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.Pp
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.Fn Getppid
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returns the process ID of the parent
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of the calling process.
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.Sh ERRORS
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The
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.Fn getpid
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and
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.Fn getppid
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functions are always successful, and no return value is reserved to
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indicate an error.
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr gethostid 2
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.Sh STANDARDS
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.Fn Getpid
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and
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.Fn getppid
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conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988
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.Pq Dq Tn POSIX .
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