NAME
setpgrp — set process group ID
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
pid_t setpgrp(void);
DESCRIPTION
If the calling process is not already a session
leader,
setpgrp()
sets the process group ID of the calling process to the process ID
of the calling process. If
setpgrp()
creates a new session, then the new session has no controlling terminal.
The
setpgrp()
function has no effect when the calling process is a session leader.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion,
setpgrp()
returns the new process group ID.
ERRORS
If
setpgrp()
fails, no changes occur and
errno
(see
errno(2))
is set to one of the following values:
- [EPERM]
The calling process is already a process group leader or
the process group
ID of a process other than the calling
process matches the process
ID of the calling process.
WARNINGS
The semantics for
setpgrp()
changed in 10.10 (see
setpgrp3(2)
for compatibility to HP-UX 9.x).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
setpgrp(): SVID2, SVID3, XPG2, XPG3, XPG4, XPG4.2
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