NAME

     getpid, getppid - get process identification


SYNOPSIS

     #include <unistd.h>

     pid_t getpid(void);
     pid_t getppid(void);


DESCRIPTION

     getpid returns the process ID of the current process.  (This
     is  often  used  by  routines that generate unique temporary
     file names.)

     getppid returns the process ID of the parent of the  current
     process.


CONFORMING TO

     POSIX, BSD 4.3, SVID


SEE ALSO

     exec(3),  fork(2),  kill(2),  mkstemp(3),  tmpnam(3),  temp-
     nam(3), tmpfile(3)