getsid(3p) — Linux manual page
GETSID(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual GETSID(3P)
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NAME
getsid — get the process group ID of a session leader
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
pid_t getsid(pid_t pid);
DESCRIPTION
The getsid() function shall obtain the process group ID of the
process that is the session leader of the process specified by
pid. If pid is (pid_t)0, it specifies the calling process.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, getsid() shall return the process
group ID of the session leader of the specified process.
Otherwise, it shall return -1 and set errno to indicate the
error.
ERRORS
The getsid() function shall fail if:
EPERM The process specified by pid is not in the same session as
the calling process, and the implementation does not allow
access to the process group ID of the session leader of
that process from the calling process.
ESRCH There is no process with a process ID equal to pid.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
exec(1p), fork(3p), getpid(3p), getpgid(3p), setpgid(3p),
setsid(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, unistd.h(0p)
COPYRIGHT
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form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
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Pages that refer to this page: unistd.h(0p), getpgid(3p), setpgrp(3p), setsid(3p)