TCSETPGRP
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
tcsetpgrp
--- set the foreground process group ID
SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h>
int tcsetpgrp(int fildes, pid_t pgid_id);
DESCRIPTION
If the process has a controlling terminal,
tcsetpgrp()
shall set the foreground process group ID associated with the terminal
to
pgid_id.
The application shall ensure that the file associated with
fildes
is the controlling terminal of the calling process and the controlling
terminal is currently associated with the session of the calling
process. The application shall ensure that the value of
pgid_id
matches a process group ID of a process in the same session as the
calling process.
Attempts to use
tcsetpgrp()
from a process which is a member of a background process group on a
fildes
associated with its controlling terminal shall cause the process group
to be sent a SIGTTOU signal. If the calling thread is blocking SIGTTOU
signals or the process is ignoring SIGTTOU signals, the process shall
be allowed to perform the operation, and no signal is sent.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, -1
shall be returned and
errno
set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The
tcsetpgrp()
function shall fail if:
- EBADF
-
The
fildes
argument is not a valid file descriptor.
- EINVAL
-
This implementation does not support the value in the
pgid_id
argument.
- EIO
-
The process group of the writing process is orphaned, the calling thread
is not blocking SIGTTOU, and the process is not ignoring SIGTTOU.
- ENOTTY
-
The calling process does not have a controlling terminal, or the file
is not the controlling terminal, or the controlling terminal is no
longer associated with the session of the calling process.
- EPERM
-
The value of
pgid_id
is a value supported by the implementation, but does not match the
process group ID of a process in the same session as the calling
process.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
tcgetpgrp()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<sys_types.h>,
<unistd.h>
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