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.TH GETPID 2 2/12/83
.SH NAME
getpid \- get process identification
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ft B
.nf
pid = getpid()
long pid;
.fi
.ft R
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getpid
returns
the process ID of
the current process.
Most often it is used with the host identifier
\fIgethosid\fP\|(2) to generate
uniquely-named
temporary files.
.SH "SEE ALSO