1GETPID(2)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 GETPID(2)
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NAME

6       getpid, getppid - get process identification
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/types.h>
10       #include <unistd.h>
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12       pid_t getpid(void);
13       pid_t getppid(void);
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DESCRIPTION

16       getpid() returns the process ID of the current process.  (This is often
17       used by routines that generate unique temporary filenames.)
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19       getppid() returns the process ID of the parent of the current process.
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CONFORMING TO

22       POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, SVr4
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SEE ALSO

25       fork(2), kill(2), exec(3),  mkstemp(3),  tempnam(3),  tmpfile(3),  tmp‐
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30Linux 0.99.11                     1993-07-23                         GETPID(2)
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