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From: bossert@ssc-bee.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Disassocation from controlling tty
Message-ID: <515@ssc-bee.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 28-Mar-86 12:02:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 28 12:02:28 1986
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Where the desired goal is disassociation of a process from its
controlling tty, what are the differences between

		setpgrp() 
		
		and 
		
		ioctl(fd, TIOCSPGRP, &npgrp)?

Which is preferable?  Why?

	John Bossert
	ssc-vax!bossert@uw-beaver.{UUCP, ARPA}
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	John Bossert
	uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bossert