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NAME

       tcgetsid  -  get  the  process  group ID for the session leader for the
       controlling terminal

SYNOPSIS

       #include <termios.h>

       pid_t tcgetsid(int fildes);

DESCRIPTION

       The tcgetsid() function shall  obtain  the  process  group  ID  of  the
       session  for  which the terminal specified by fildes is the controlling
       terminal.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon successful completion, tcgetsid() shall return the  process  group
       ID  associated with the terminal. Otherwise, a value of (pid_t)-1 shall
       be returned and errno set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

       The tcgetsid() function shall fail if:

       EBADF  The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.

       ENOTTY The calling process does not have a controlling terminal, or the
              file is not the controlling terminal.

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <termios.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions  of  this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       --  Portable  Operating  System  Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
       Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003  by  the  Institute  of
       Electrical  and  Electronics  Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The  Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard
       is the referee document. The original Standard can be  obtained  online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .