getpid(3p)

getpid3p

Get the process id

Usage

#include <unistd.h>

pid_t getpid(void);

Prolog

This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

Overview

The getpid() function shall return the process ID of the calling process.

Return value

The getpid() function shall always be successful and no return value is reserved to indicate an error.

Errors

No errors are defined.

The following sections are informative.

Examples

None.

Application usage

None.

Rationale

None.

Future directions

None.

From man-pages 6.19-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.