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From: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: ksh on aix?
Message-ID: <1094@ursa-major.SPDCC.COM>
Date: 3 Jan 90 23:50:51 GMT
References: <1990Jan3.220611.17102@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Reply-To: dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
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AIX PS/2's setpgrp() is the Sys V setpgrp.  You want to call instead
setpgid(pid, pgrp), which has the same calling sequence as BSD4.3's setpgrp.

If you DON'T do this, and mistakenly call setpgrp(), you'll get the problems
you report ("open" command not working, etc.)

-- 
Steve Dyer
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