TCGETSID(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TCGETSID(3P)
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NAME
tcgetsid - get the process group ID for the session leader for the con-
trolling terminal
SYNOPSIS
#include <termios.h>
pid_t tcgetsid(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION
The tcgetsid() function shall obtain the process group ID of the ses-
sion for which the terminal specified by fildes is the controlling ter-
minal.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, tcgetsid() shall return the process group
ID associated with the terminal. Otherwise, a value of (pid_t)-1 shall
be returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The tcgetsid() function shall fail if:
EBADF The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.
ENOTTY The calling process does not have a controlling terminal, or the
file is not the controlling terminal.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <termios.h>
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
IEEE/The Open Group 2003 TCGETSID(3P)