@stdlib/process-getgid

Return the numeric group identity of a calling process.

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getgid

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Return the numeric group identity of the calling process.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/process-getgid

Usage

var getgid = require( '@stdlib/process-getgid' );

getgid()

Returns the numeric group identity of the calling process.

var id = getgid();

Notes

  • The function only returns an integer group identity on POSIX platforms. For all other platforms (e.g., Windows, browsers, and Android), the function returns null.
  • See getgid(2).

Examples

var getgid = require( '@stdlib/process-getgid' );

var gid = getgid();
console.log( 'gid: %d', gid );

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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