System.pid
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pid
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Specs
pid() :: String.t()
Returns the operating system PID for the current Erlang runtime system instance.
Returns a string containing the (usually) numerical identifier for a process.
On Unix-like operating systems, this is typically the return value of the getpid()
system call.
On Windows, the process ID as returned by the GetCurrentProcessId()
system
call is used.
Examples
System.pid()