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48 .Fn setpgid "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp"
50 .Fn setpgrp "pid_t pid" "pid_t pgrp"
53 sets the process group of the specified process
59 is zero, then the call applies to the current process.
61 If the invoker is not the super-user, then the affected process
62 must have the same effective user-id as the invoker or be a descendant
63 of the invoking process.
70 and is retained for calling convention compatibility with historical
75 will fail and the process group will not be altered if:
78 The requested process does not exist.
80 The effective user ID of the requested process is different
81 from that of the caller and the process is not a descendent
82 of the calling process.
89 function call is expected to conform to