Hi, On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 03:26, Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net> wrote: > Or, since fork() is so integral to Unix and processes keep flitting in an > out of existence, is "name" not a relevant concept?
fork() returns PIDs, which are more unique than names; getppid() returns the parent's PID. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktimsemabx2a6wg85mokf7o+chsmfyfk+1t3wl...@mail.gmail.com