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setpgrp

setpgrp(1)							   User Commands							setpgrp(1)

NAME

       setpgrp - set process group ID

SYNOPSIS

       setpgrp command [arg...]

DESCRIPTION

       If the current process is not already a session leader, the setpgrp utility sets the process group ID and session ID to the current process
       ID and does an exec() of command and its argument(s), if any.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       command	       The name of a command to be invoked.

       arg	       An option or argument to command.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned:

       1	       Error executing the setpgrp utility or during exec() of command.

       Otherwise, the exit status will be that of command.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       exec(2), setpgrp(2), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10							    5 Jan 2000								setpgrp(1)

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