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36 .Dd June 4, 1993
37 .Dt GETPID 2
38 .Os BSD 4
39 .Sh NAME
40 .Nm getpid ,
41 .Nm getppid
42 .Nd get parent or calling process identification
43 .Sh SYNOPSIS
44 .Fd #include <unistd.h>
45 .Ft pid_t
46 .Fo getpid
47 .Fa void
48 .Fc
49 .Ft pid_t
50 .Fo getppid
51 .Fa void
52 .Fc
53 .Sh DESCRIPTION
54 .Fn getpid
55 returns
56 the process ID of
57 the calling process.
58 The ID is guaranteed to be unique and is
59 useful for constructing temporary file names.
60 .Pp
61 .Fn getppid
62 returns the process ID of the parent
63 of the calling process.
64 .Sh ERRORS
65 The
66 .Fn getpid
67 and
68 .Fn getppid
69 functions are always successful, and no return value is reserved to
70 indicate an error.
71 .Sh LEGACY SYNOPSIS
72 .Fd #include <sys/types.h>
73 .Fd #include <unistd.h>
74 .Pp
75 The include file
76 .In sys/types.h
77 is necessary.
78 .Sh SEE ALSO
79 .Xr gethostid 2 ,
80 .Xr compat 5
81 .Sh STANDARDS
82 .Fn getpid
83 and
84 .Fn getppid
85 conform to
86 .St -p1003.1-88 .