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.Dd August 8, 2001
.Dt PGFIND 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pgfind
.Nd "locate a process group by number"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In sys/proc.h
.Ft "struct pgrp *"
.Fn pgfind "pid_t pgid"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn pgfind
function takes a
.Fa pgid
as its argument and returns a pointer to the
.Vt pgrp
structure whose
.Va pg_id
is specified in the argument.
.Pp
.Fn pgfind
locks the
.Vt pgrp
structure that is returned.
.Sh RETURN VALUES
The
.Fn pgfind
function returns
.Dv NULL
on failure or a pointer to a
.Vt pgrp
structure on successful completion.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pfind 9
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
.An Evan Sarmiento Aq Mt kaworu@sektor7.ath.cx .