FreeBSD-5.3/lib/libc/sys/setpgid.2

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.\"     @(#)setpgid.2	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.Dd February 8, 2004
.Dt SETPGID 2
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm setpgid ,
.Nm setpgrp
.Nd set process group
.Sh LIBRARY
.Lb libc
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In unistd.h
.Ft int
.Fn setpgid "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp"
.Ft int
.Fn setpgrp "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn setpgid
system call
sets the process group of the specified process
.Fa pid
to the specified
.Fa pgrp .
If
.Fa pid
is zero, then the call applies to the current process.
.Pp
If the affected process is not the invoking process, then it must be a
child of the invoking process, it must not have performed an
.Xr exec 3
operation, and both processes must be in the same session.
The requested process group ID must already exist in the session of
the caller, or it must be equal to the target process ID.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
.Rv -std setpgid
.Sh ERRORS
The
.Fn setpgid
system call
will fail and the process group will not be altered if:
.Bl -tag -width Er
.It Bq Er EINVAL
The requested process group ID is not legal.
.It Bq Er ESRCH
The requested process does not exist.
.It Bq Er ESRCH
The target process is not the calling process or
a child of the calling process.
.It Bq Er EACCES
The requested process is a child of the calling process,
but it has performed an
.Xr exec 3
operation.
.It Bq Er EPERM
The target process is a session leader.
.It Bq Er EPERM
The requested process group ID is not in the session of the caller,
and it is not equal to the process ID of the target process.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getpgrp 2
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Fn setpgid
system call is expected to conform to
.St -p1003.1-90 .
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
The
.Fn setpgrp
system call
is identical to
.Fn setpgid ,
and is retained for calling convention compatibility with historical
versions of
.Bx .