GETPID(2)		   Linux Programmers Manual		    GETPID(2)



NAME
       getpid, getppid - get process identification

SYNOPSIS
       #include 
       #include 

       pid_t getpid(void);
       pid_t getppid(void);

DESCRIPTION
       getpid() returns the process ID of the calling process.	(This is often
       used by routines that generate unique temporary filenames.)

       getppid() returns the process ID of the parent of the calling  process.

ERRORS
       These functions are always successful.

CONFORMING TO
       POSIX.1-2001, 4.3BSD, SVr4.

SEE ALSO
       fork(2),  kill(2),  exec(3),  mkstemp(3),  tempnam(3), tmpfile(3), tmp
       nam(3), credentials(7)

COLOPHON
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Linux				  1993-07-23			     GETPID(2)