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getpid, getppid - get process identificationSynopsis
#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 file names.)getppid returns the process ID of the parent of the current process.
Conforming to
POSIX, BSD 4.3, SVIDSee Also
exec(3) , fork(2) , kill(2) , mkstemp(3) , tmpnam(3) , tempnam(3) , tmpfile(3)
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