setpgrp(S)                     6 January 1993                     setpgrp(S)


 Name

    setpgrp - set process group ID

 Syntax


    cc  . . .  -lc


    int setpgrp ()


 Description

    The setpgrp routine sets the process group ID of the calling process to
    the process ID of the calling process and returns the new process group
    ID.

 Return value

    The setpgrp system call returns the value of the new process group ID. No
    errors are defined.

 See also

    exec(S), fork(S), getpid(S), kill(S), signal(S)

 Standards conformance

    setpgrp conforms with:
    AT&T SVID Issue 2, but has been withdrawn from XPG3.