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GETPID(II)  −  PWB/UNIX 2/8/75

NAME

getpid  −  get process identification

SYNOPSIS

(getpid = 20.; not in assembler)
sys getpid
(pid in r0) getpid( )

DESCRIPTION

Getpid returns the process ID of the current process.  Most often it is used to generate uniquely-named temporary files. 

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DIAGNOSTICS

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