setpgrp(2)
setpgrp --
set process group ID
Synopsis
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
pid_t setpgrp(void);
Description
If the calling process is not already a session leader, setpgrp
sets the process group ID and session ID
of the calling process to the process ID
of the calling process, and releases the calling process's
controlling terminal.
Return values
On success, setpgrp returns the value of the new process group
ID.
References
exec(2),
fork(2),
getpid(2),
intro(2),
kill(2),
setsid(2),
signal(2)
Notices
setpgrp will be phased out in favor of the
setsid(2)
function.
Considerations for threads programming
This ID number is an attribute of the containing process
and is shared by sibling threads.
© 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 25 April 2004