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From: kannan@cerc.wvu.wvnet.edu (R. Kannan)
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Subject: process name from process id
Keywords: getpid etc..
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Date: 21 Jun 89 17:35:24 GMT
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The main objective is to get the program file name that resulted
in the process.

I have the pid for a process. I want to find out the name of
the program file that resulted in that process.


some_unknown_function ( getpid () ) => should return the name of the program
file that resulted int he calling process.

Thank you.

I want soemthing better than "ps | grep getpid ()" route. Direct callable
function. 

--kannan