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1.1     ! root        1: .TH GETPID 2 "12 February 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: getpid, getppid \- get process identification
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .ft B
        !             7: .nf
        !             8: pid = getpid()
        !             9: long pid;
        !            10: .sp
        !            11: ppid = getppid()
        !            12: long ppid;
        !            13: .fi
        !            14: .ft R
        !            15: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            16: .I Getpid
        !            17: returns
        !            18: the process ID of
        !            19: the current process.
        !            20: Most often it is used with the host identifier
        !            21: .IR gethostid (2)
        !            22: to generate uniquely-named temporary files.
        !            23: .PP
        !            24: .I Getppid
        !            25: returns the process ID of the parent
        !            26: of the current process. 
        !            27: .SH "SEE ALSO
        !            28: gethostid(2)

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