osf1 man page for tcgetpgrp

Query: tcgetpgrp

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tcgetpgrp(3)						     Library Functions Manual						      tcgetpgrp(3)

NAME
tcgetpgrp - Gets foreground process group ID
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc.so, libc.a)
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> pid_t tcgetpgrp( int filedes); Application developers may want to specify an #include statement for <sys/types.h> before the one for <unistd.h> if programs are being developed for multiple platforms. The additional #include statement is not required on Tru64 UNIX systems or by ISO or X/Open standards, but may be required on other vendors' systems that conform to these standards.
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry standards as follows: tcgetpgrp(): XPG4, XPG4-UNIX Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about industry standards and associated tags.
PARAMETERS
Indicates the open file descriptor for the terminal special file.
DESCRIPTION
The tcgetpgrp() function returns the value of the process group ID of the foreground process group associated with the terminal. The func- tion can be called from a background process; however, the information may be subsequently changed by the foreground process.
RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, the process group ID of the foreground process is returned. Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The tcgetpgrp() function sets errno to the specified values for the following conditions: The filedes parameter is not a valid file descriptor. The calling process does not have a controlling terminal or the file is not the controlling terminal.
RELATED INFORMATION
Functions: setpgid(2), setsid(2), tcsetpgrp(3) Standards: standards(5) delim off tcgetpgrp(3)
Related Man Pages
tcsetpgrp(3) - centos
tcsetpgrp(3) - linux
tcsetpgrp(3) - suse
tcsetpgrp(3) - osf1
tcgetpgrp(3c) - sunos
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