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NAME

setpgid, setpgrp - set process group

CONTENTS

Library
Synopsis
Description
Return Values
Compatibility
Errors
See Also
Standards

LIBRARY


.Lb libc

SYNOPSIS


.In unistd.h int setpgid "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp" int setpgrp "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp"

DESCRIPTION

The setpgid system call sets the process group of the specified process pid to the specified pgrp. If pid is zero, then the call applies to the current process.

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 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.

RETURN VALUES


.Rv -std setpgid

COMPATIBILITY

The setpgrp system call is identical to setpgid, and is retained for calling convention compatibility with historical versions of BSD .

ERRORS

The setpgid system call will fail and the process group will not be altered if:
[EINVAL]
The requested process group ID is not legal.
[ESRCH]
The requested process does not exist.
[ESRCH]
The target process is not the calling process or a child of the calling process.
[EACCES]
The requested process is a child of the calling process, but it has performed an exec(3) operation.
[EPERM]
The target process is a session leader.
[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.

SEE ALSO

getpgrp(2)

STANDARDS

 
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