GETPGID(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETPGID(3P)
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NAME
getpgid -- get the process group ID for a process
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
pid_t getpgid(pid_t pid);
DESCRIPTION
The getpgid() function shall return the process group ID of the process
whose process ID is equal to pid. If pid is equal to 0, getpgid()
shall return the process group ID of the calling process.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, getpgid() shall return a process group ID.
Otherwise, it shall return (pid_t)-1 and set errno to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
The getpgid() function shall fail if:
EPERM The process whose process ID is equal to pid is not in the same
session as the calling process, and the implementation does not
allow access to the process group ID of that process from the
calling process.
ESRCH There is no process with a process ID equal to pid.
The getpgid() function may fail if:
EINVAL The value of the pid argument is invalid.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
exec, fork(), getpgrp(), getpid(), getsid(), setpgid(), setsid()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2008, <unistd.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, Copyright (C) 2013 by the Institute of Electri-
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POSIX.1-2008 with the 2013 Technical Corrigendum 1 applied.) In the
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