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getpid(2) System Calls Manual getpid(2) NAME getpid, getpgrp, getppid - Gets the process ID, process group ID, par- ent process ID SYNOPSIS #include <unistd.h> pid_t getpid( void ); pid_t getpgrp( void ); pid_t getppid( void ); Application developers may want to specify an #include statement for <sys/types.h> before the one for <unistd.h> if programs are being de- veloped for multiple platforms. The additional #include statement is not required on DIGITAL UNIX systems or by ISO or X/Open standards, but may be required on other vendors' systems that conform to these stan- dards. STANDARDS Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan- dards as follows: getpid(), getpgrp(), getppid(): POSIX.1, XPG4, XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about in- dustry standards and associated tags. DESCRIPTION The getpid() function returns the process ID of the calling process. The getpgrp() function returns the process group ID of the calling process. The getppid() function returns the parent process ID of the calling process. When a process is created, its parent process ID is the process ID of its parent process. If a parent process exits, the par- ent process IDs of its child processes are changed to the process ID of the init program. RELATED INFORMATION System calls: fork(2), kill(2), setpgid(2), setsid(2), wait(2) Standards: standards(5) delim off getpid(2)