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GETPID (2)
get process identification
SYNOPSIS
#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 file names.)
getppid
returns the process ID of the parent of the current process.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX, BSD 4.3, SVID
SEE ALSO
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exec (3)
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fork (2)
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kill (2)
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mkstemp (3)
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tmpnam (3)
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tempnam (3)
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tmpfile (3)
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man2/getpid 2
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