The IDL_GETPID function returns the PID (process ID) of IDL or IDL's parent process.
Example
pid = IDL_GETPID()
PRINT, 'My process ID is: ', pid
Syntax
Result = IDL_GETPID( [ /PARENT])
Return Value
Returns the PID (process ID) of IDL or IDL's parent process.
Arguments
None
Keywords
PARENT
Set this keyword to return the PID of IDL’s parent process.
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