getpgid(3p) — Linux manual page

GETPGID(3P)             POSIX Programmer's Manual             GETPGID(3P)

PROLOG         top

       This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
       Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
       corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
       the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME         top

       getpgid — get the process group ID for a process

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <unistd.h>

       pid_t getpgid(pid_t pid);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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         top

       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         top

       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         top

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE         top

       None.

RATIONALE         top

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS         top

       None.

SEE ALSO         top

       exec(1p), fork(3p), getpgrp(3p), getpid(3p), getsid(3p),
       setpgid(3p), setsid(3p)

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, unistd.h(0p)

COPYRIGHT         top

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
       form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
       Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
       Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
       (C) 2018 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 .

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IEEE/The Open Group                2017                       GETPGID(3P)

Pages that refer to this page: unistd.h(0p),  getpgrp(3p),  getppid(3p),  getsid(3p),  killpg(3p)

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