_getpid

Gets the process identification.

int_getpid(void);

For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.

Libraries

Return Value

_getpid returns the process ID obtained from the system. There is no error return.

Remarks

The _getpid function obtains the process ID from the system. The process ID uniquely identifies the calling process.

Example

/* GETPID.C: This program uses _getpid to obtain
 * the process ID and then prints the ID.
 */

#include <stdio.h>
#include <process.h>

void main( void )
{
   /* If run from command line, shows different ID for
    * command line than for operating system shell.
    */
   printf( "\nProcess id: %d\n", _getpid() );
}

Output

Process id: 193

Process and Environment Control Routines

See Also   _mktemp