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SCCS-vsn: lib/libc/sys/getpid.2 5.1

diff --git a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/getpid.2 b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/getpid.2
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--- a/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/getpid.2
+++ b/usr/src/lib/libc/sys/getpid.2
@@ -2,27 +2,33 @@
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"
 .\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
 .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
 .\"

-.\"    @(#)getpid.2    4.1 (Berkeley) %G%
+.\"    @(#)getpid.2    5.1 (Berkeley) %G%

 .\"
 .\"

-.TH GETPID 2 
+.TH GETPID 2 "12 February 1983"

 .UC 4
 .SH NAME
 .UC 4
 .SH NAME

-getpid \- get process identification
+getpid, getppid \- get process identification

 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .SH SYNOPSIS

-.B getpid()
+.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.
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I Getpid
 returns
 the process ID of
 the current process.

-Most often it is used to generate
-uniquely-named
-temporary files.
-.SH "SEE ALSO"
-mktemp(3)
-.SH "ASSEMBLER (PDP-11)"
-(getpid = 20.)
-.br
-.B sys getpid
-.br
-(pid in r0)
+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)