PIDFILE(3) | NetBSD Library Functions Manual | PIDFILE(3) |
If path is NULL or a plain basename (a name containing no directory components), the pid file is created in the /var/run directory. The file name has the form /var/run/basename.pid. The basename part is either the value of path if it was not NULL, or the program name as returned by getprogname(3) otherwise.
If path is an absolute or relative path (i.e. it contains the ‘/' character), the pid file is created in the provided location.
Note that only the first invocation of pidfile() causes a pid file to be written; subsequent invocations have no effect unless a new path is supplied. If called with a new path, pidfile() will remove the old pid file and write the new one.
March 23, 2011 | NetBSD 5.99 |