NAME

getpid, getppid − get process identification

SYNOPSIS

pid = getpid()
long pid;
ppid = getppid()
long ppid;

DESCRIPTION

Getpid returns the process ID of the current process.  Most often it is used with the host identifier gethostid(2) to generate uniquely-named temporary files.

Getppid returns the process ID of the parent of the current process. 

SEE ALSO

gethostid(2)

4th Berkeley Distribution  —  1 August 1985