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.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)getpid.2	6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH GETPID 2 ""
.UC 4
.SH NAME
getpid, getppid \- get process identification
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.nf
pid = getpid()
int pid;
.sp
ppid = getppid()
int ppid;
.fi
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getpid
returns
the process ID of
the current process.
Most often it is used
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)
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97be4b52 KM	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1980 Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
	4	.\"
4ee37281	5	.\" @(#)getpid.2 6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
97be4b52	6	.\"
cfb84303	7	.TH GETPID 2 ""
97be4b52 KM	8	.UC 4
97be4b52 KM	9	.SH NAME
209957d3	10	getpid, getppid \- get process identification
97be4b52	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
209957d3 KM	12	.ft B
	13	.nf
	14	pid = getpid()
a84c2e80	15	int pid;
209957d3 KM	16	.sp
209957d3 KM	17	ppid = getppid()
a84c2e80	18	int ppid;
209957d3 KM	19	.fi
209957d3 KM	20	.ft R
97be4b52 KM	21	.SH DESCRIPTION
	22	.I Getpid
	23	returns
	24	the process ID of
	25	the current process.
4ee37281	26	Most often it is used
209957d3 KM	27	to generate uniquely-named temporary files.
	28	.PP
	29	.I Getppid
	30	returns the process ID of the parent
	31	of the current process.
	32	.SH "SEE ALSO
	33	gethostid(2)