.TH GETPID 2.SH NAMEgetpid, getppid \- get process ids.SH SYNOPSIS.B #include <u.h>.br.B #include <libc.h>.PP.Bint getpid(void).PP.Bint getppid(void).SH DESCRIPTION.I Getpidreads.B /dev/pid(see.IR cons (3))and converts it to get the process id of the current process,a number guaranteed to be unique among all running processes on the machineexecuting.IR getpid ..PP.I Getppidreads.B /dev/ppid(see.IR cons (3))and converts it to get the id of the parent of the current process..SH SOURCE.B /sys/src/libc/9sys.SH SEE ALSO.IR intro (2),.IR exec (2),.IR cons (3),.IR proc (3).SH DIAGNOSTICSReturns 0 andsets.I errstrif unsuccessful.