Node.js process.ppid Property
The process.ppid property is an inbuilt application programming interface of the process module which is used to get the PID of the current parent process.
Syntax:
process.ppid
Return Value: This property returns an integer value specifying the PID of the current parent process.
Below examples illustrate the use of process.ppid property in Node.js:
Example:
// Node.js program to demonstrate the // process.ppid Property // Include process module const process = require( 'process' ); // Printing process.pid value console.log( "process id is " + process.pid); // Printing parent process.ppid console.log( "parent process id is " + process.ppid); |
Output:
process id is 12024 parent process id is 12168
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node filename.js
command.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_ppid
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