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.\" @(#)getpid.2 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.TH GETPID 2 "16 January 1997" GNO "System Calls"
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.SH NAME
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.BR getpid ,
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.BR getppid
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\- get parent or calling process identification
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.br
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#include <unistd.h>
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.sp 1
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pid_t
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.BR getpid (void);
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.br
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pid_t
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.BR getppid (void);
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.BR Getpid
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returns
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the process ID of
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the calling process.
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The ID is guaranteed to be unique and is
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useful for constructing temporary file names.
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.LP
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Pids can range from zero (Kernel Null Process) to 32767. Some programs use
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.BR getpid
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to seed random number generators. A much better approach on the IIgs is
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to use the horizontal and vertical positions fo the electron gun, which
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can be obtained by reading the word value at absolute address 0xE0C02E.
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.LP
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.BR Getppid
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returns the process ID of the parent
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of the calling process.
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.SH ERRORS
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The
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.BR getpid
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and
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.BR getppid
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functions are always successful; no return value is reserved to
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indicate an error.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.BR fork (2),
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.BR tctpgrp (2),
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.BR ioctl (2),
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.BR gethostid (3),
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.IR "GNO Kernel Reference Manual" .
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.SH STANDARDS
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.BR Getpid
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and
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.BR getppid
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conform to IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (POSIX).
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