osx man page for tcgetpgrp

Query: tcgetpgrp

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TCGETPGRP(3)						   BSD Library Functions Manual 					      TCGETPGRP(3)

NAME
tcgetpgrp -- get foreground process group ID
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> pid_t tcgetpgrp(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION
The tcgetpgrp() function returns the value of the process group ID of the foreground process group associated with the terminal device. If there is no foreground process group, tcgetpgrp() returns an invalid process ID.
ERRORS
If an error occurs, tcgetpgrp() returns -1 and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error, as follows: [EBADF] The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor. [ENOTTY] The calling process does not have a controlling terminal or the underlying terminal device represented by fildes is not the controlling terminal.
LEGACY SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h> #include <unistd.h> The include file <sys/types.h> is necessary.
SEE ALSO
setpgid(2), setsid(2), tcsetpgrp(3), compat(5)
STANDARDS
The tcgetpgrp() function is expected to be compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 (``POSIX.1'') specification.
BSD
June 4, 1993 BSD
Related Man Pages
tcgetpgrp(3p) - centos
tcgetpgrp(3) - mojave
tcsetpgrp(3) - mojave
tcsetpgrp(3) - linux
tcgetpgrp(3c) - hpux
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