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.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2003 The Open Group, All Rights Reserved
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.TH "GETPPID" P 2003 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
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.\" getppid
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.SH NAME
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getppid \- get the parent process ID
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.LP
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\fB#include <unistd.h>
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.br
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.sp
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pid_t getppid(void);
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.br
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\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.LP
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The \fIgetppid\fP() function shall return the parent process ID of
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the calling process.
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.SH RETURN VALUE
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.LP
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The \fIgetppid\fP() function shall always be successful and no return
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value is reserved to indicate an error.
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.SH ERRORS
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.LP
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No errors are defined.
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.LP
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\fIThe following sections are informative.\fP
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.LP
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None.
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.SH APPLICATION USAGE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH RATIONALE
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.LP
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None.
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.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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.LP
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None.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.LP
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\fIexec\fP() , \fIfork\fP() , \fIgetpgid\fP() , \fIgetpgrp\fP() ,
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\fIgetpid\fP() , \fIkill\fP() , \fIsetpgid\fP() , \fIsetsid\fP() ,
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the
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Base Definitions volume of IEEE\ Std\ 1003.1-2001, \fI<sys/types.h>\fP,
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\fI<unistd.h>\fP
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.SH COPYRIGHT
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Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
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Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
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event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
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The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
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is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
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