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:
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
