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| -rw-r--r-- | src/unistd.rs | 9 |
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diff --git a/src/unistd.rs b/src/unistd.rs index 81a342e3..5ce002ba 100644 --- a/src/unistd.rs +++ b/src/unistd.rs @@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ pub fn getppid() -> pid_t { unsafe { libc::getppid() } // no error handling, according to man page: "These functions are always successful." } +/// Set a process group ID (see +/// [setpgid(2)](http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/setpgid.2.html)). +/// +/// Set the process group id (PGID) of a particular process. If a pid of zero +/// is specified, then the pid of the calling process is used. Process groups +/// may be used to group together a set of processes in order for the OS to +/// apply some operations across the group. +/// +/// `setsid()` may be used to create a new process group. #[inline] pub fn setpgid(pid: pid_t, pgid: pid_t) -> Result<()> { let res = unsafe { libc::setpgid(pid, pgid) }; |