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




NAME

       getpid, getppid - get process identification


SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/types.h>
       #include <unistd.h>

       pid_t getpid(void);
       pid_t getppid(void);


DESCRIPTION

       getpid() returns the process ID of the current process.  (This is often
       used by routines that generate unique temporary filenames.)

       getppid() returns the process ID of the parent of the current  process.


CONFORMING TO

       POSIX, 4.3BSD, SVID


SEE ALSO

       fork(2),  kill(2),  exec(3),  mkstemp(3),  tempnam(3), tmpfile(3), tmp
       nam(3)



Linux 0.99.11                     1993-07-23                         GETPID(2)


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