Query: tcgetpgrp
OS: sunos
Section: 3c
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tcgetpgrp(3C) Standard C Library Functions tcgetpgrp(3C)NAMEtcgetpgrp - get foreground process group IDSYNOPSIS#include <sys/types.h> #include <unistd.h> pid_t tcgetpgrp(int fildes);DESCRIPTIONThe tcgetpgrp() function will return the value of the process group ID of the foreground process group associated with the terminal. If there is no foreground process group, tcgetpgrp() returns a value greater than 1 that does not match the process group ID of any exist- ing process group. The tcgetpgrp() function is allowed from a process that is a member of a background process group; however, the information may be subse- quently changed by a process that is a member of a foreground process group.RETURN VALUESUpon successful completion, tcgetpgrp() returns the value of the process group ID of the foreground process associated with the terminal. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORSThe tcgetpgrp() function will fail if: EBADF The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor. ENOTTY The calling process does not have a controlling terminal, or the file is not the controlling terminal.ATTRIBUTESSee attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: +-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ |Interface Stability |Standard | +-----------------------------+-------------------------------+ |MT-Level |MT-Safe, and Async-Signal-Safe | +-----------------------------+-------------------------------+SEE ALSOsetpgid(2), setsid(2), tcsetpgrp(3C), attributes(5), standards(5), termio(7I) SunOS 5.10 14 Aug 2002 tcgetpgrp(3C)
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