how to find the chid process id from given parent process id

guhas · #1 (**permalink**) 10-12-2005

how to find the chid process id from given parent process id.... (the chid process doesnot have sub processes inturn)

Ygor · #2 (**permalink**) 10-13-2005

Try...

Code:

ps -ef|awk -v p=$PPID 'p==$3{print $2}'

madmat · #3 (**permalink**) 10-13-2005

or simply try ptree my_PID

zazzybob · #4 (**permalink**) 10-13-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by madmat

or simply try ptree my_PID

If the OS has the ptree command that is.....

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