SETPGRP(1) User Commands SETPGRP(1)

NAME


setpgrp - set process group ID

SYNOPSIS


setpgrp command [arg]...


DESCRIPTION


If the current process is not already a session leader, the setpgrp
utility sets the process group ID and session ID to the current process
ID and does an exec() of command and its argument(s), if any.

OPERANDS


The following operands are supported:

command
The name of a command to be invoked.


arg
An option or argument to command.


EXIT STATUS


The following exit values are returned:

1
Error executing the setpgrp utility or during exec() of command.


Otherwise, the exit status will be that of command.

SEE ALSO


exec(2), setpgrp(2), attributes(7)

January 5, 2000 SETPGRP(1)