GETPID(2)               COMMAND REFERENCE               GETPID(2)



NAME
     getpid, getppid - get process identification

SYNOPSIS
     pid = getpid()
     long pid;

     ppid = getppid()
     long ppid;

DESCRIPTION
     Getpid returns the process ID of the current process in pid.
     Most often it is used with the host identifier gethostid(2)
     to generate uniquely-named temporary files.

     Getppid returns the process ID of the parent of the current
     process in ppid.

RETURN VALUE
     Getpid returns the current process ID; getppid returns the
     current process' parent's
     process ID.

SEE ALSO
     gethostid(2).






























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