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setpgrp

Section: System Calls (2)
Updated: 5 Jan 2000
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NAME

setpgrp - set process group ID  

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>

pid_t setpgrp(void);  

DESCRIPTION

If the calling process is not already a session leader, the setpgrp() function makes it one by setting its process group ID and session ID to the value of its process ID, and releases its controlling terminal. See intro(2) for more information on process group IDs and session leaders.  

RETURN VALUES

The setpgrp() function returns the value of the new process group ID.  

ERRORS

No errors are defined.  

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface StabilityStandard

 

SEE ALSO

setpgrp(1), intro(2), exec(2), fork(2), getpid(2), getsid(2), kill(2), signal(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUES
ERRORS
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO

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