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.TH GETPID 2 "12 February 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
getpid, getppid \- get process identification
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.nf
pid = getpid()
long pid;
.sp
ppid = getppid()
long ppid;
.fi
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getpid
returns
the process ID of
the current process.
Most often it is used with the host identifier
.IR gethostid (2)
to generate uniquely-named temporary files.
.PP
.I Getppid
returns the process ID of the parent
of the current process. 
.SH "SEE ALSO
gethostid(2)
Commit	Line	Data
c1c3457c C	1	.TH GETPID 2 "12 February 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	getpid, getppid \- get process identification
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.ft B
	7	.nf
	8	pid = getpid()
	9	long pid;
	10	.sp
	11	ppid = getppid()
	12	long ppid;
	13	.fi
	14	.ft R
	15	.SH DESCRIPTION
	16	.I Getpid
	17	returns
	18	the process ID of
	19	the current process.
	20	Most often it is used with the host identifier
	21	.IR gethostid (2)
	22	to generate uniquely-named temporary files.
	23	.PP
	24	.I Getppid
	25	returns the process ID of the parent
	26	of the current process.
	27	.SH "SEE ALSO
	28	gethostid(2)