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<h1> The <tt>getpid</tt> program </h1>

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<tt>getpid</tt> stores its process ID in a given environment variable,
then executes a program.
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<h2> Interface </h2>

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     getpid <em>var</em> <em>prog...</em>
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<tt>getpid</tt> stores its PID in the <em>var</em> variable, then
execs into <em>prog</em> with its arguments.
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<h2> Notes </h2>

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 <li> <em>var</em> must be given without a dollar&nbsp;! </li>
 <li> <em>var</em> must not contain <tt>=</tt>. </li>
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