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     GETPID(S)                 UNIX System V                 GETPID(S)



     Name
          getpid, getpgrp, getppid - get process, process group, and
          parent process IDs

     Syntax
          int getpid ()

          int getpgrp ()

          int getppid ()

     Description
          The getpid system call returns the process ID of the calling
          process.

          The getpgrp system call returns the process group ID of the
          calling process.

          The getppid system call returns the parent process ID of the
          calling process.

     See Also
          exec(S), fork(S), intro(S), setpgrp(S), signal(S)

     Standards Conformance
          getpgrp, getpid and getppid are conformant with:
          AT&T SVID Issue 2, Select Code 307-127;
          The X/Open Portability Guide II of January 1987;
          IEEE POSIX Std 1003.1-1988 with C Standard Language-
          Dependent System Support;
          and NIST FIPS 151-1.

                                             (printed 6/20/89)