package os
Golang os.Getpid(), FindProcess() and Getppid() functions usage example. Useful in situation where you want to trace a child processes of a parent process within your Golang program.
package main
import (
"fmt"
"os"
)
func main() {
pid := os.Getpid()
parentpid := os.Getppid()
fmt.Printf("The parent process id of %v is %v\n", pid, parentpid)
proc, err := os.FindProcess(pid) // or replace with other process number
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
fmt.Println(proc.Pid)
}
References :
http://golang.org/pkg/os/#Getpid
http://golang.org/pkg/os/#Getppid
http://golang.org/pkg/os/#FindProcess
