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setpgrp3

setpgrp3(2)							System Calls Manual						       setpgrp3(2)

NAME

       setpgrp3 - create session and set process group ID; for HP-UX 9.x compatibility.

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       If  the	calling  process is not a process group leader, creates a new session.	The calling process becomes the session leader of this new
       session, it becomes the process group leader of a new process group, and it has no controlling terminal.  The process group ID of the call-
       ing  process  is set equal to the process ID of the calling process.  The calling process is the only process in the new process group, and
       the only process in the new session.

       function is provided for HP-UX compatibility in future releases.  is functionally equivalent to as provided in HP-UX 9.x.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, returns the value of the process group ID of the calling process.  Otherwise, it returns a value of and sets to
       indicate the error.

ERRORS

       No errors are defined.

WARNINGS

   Obsolescent Interfaces
       is to be obsoleted at a future date.

AUTHOR

       was developed by HP.

SEE ALSO

       exec(2), exit(2), fork(2), getpid(2), kill(2), setpgid(2), setpgrp(2), setsid(2), signal(2), termio(7).

								  TO BE OBSOLETED						       setpgrp3(2)