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TCGETPGRP(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TCGETPGRP(3P)

PROLOG top

   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.

NAME top

   tcgetpgrp — get the foreground process group ID

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <unistd.h>

   pid_t tcgetpgrp(int _fildes_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _tcgetpgrp_() function shall 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_() shall return
   a value greater than 1 that does not match the process group ID of
   any existing process group.

   The _tcgetpgrp_() function is allowed from a process that is a
   member of a background process group; however, the information may
   be subsequently changed by a process that is a member of a
   foreground process group.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _tcgetpgrp_() shall return the value of
   the process group ID of the foreground process associated with the
   terminal. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ set to
   indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _tcgetpgrp_() function shall 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.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [setsid(3p)](../man3/setsid.3p.html), [setpgid(3p)](../man3/setpgid.3p.html), [tcsetpgrp(3p)](../man3/tcsetpgrp.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [sys_types.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Ftypes.h.0p.html),
   [unistd.h(0p)](../man0/unistd.h.0p.html)

COPYRIGHT top

   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
   document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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Pages that refer to this page:unistd.h(0p), tcsetpgrp(3p)