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GETPID(2)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 GETPID(2)



 

NAME


       getpid, getppid - get process identification

 

SYNOPSIS


       #include 
       #include 

       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), tmp-
       nam(3), credentials(7)

 

COLOPHON


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Linux                             1993-07-23                         GETPID(2)