getgid

Return the numeric group identity of the calling process.

Usage

var getgid = require( '@stdlib/process/getgid' );

getgid()

Returns the numeric group identity of the calling process.

var id = getgid();

Notes

• The function only returns an integer group identity on POSIX platforms. For all other platforms (e.g., Windows, browsers, and Android), the function returns null.
• See getgid(2).

Examples

var getgid = require( '@stdlib/process/getgid' );

var gid = getgid();
console.log( 'gid: %d', gid );

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See Also

• @stdlib/process/getegid: return the effective numeric group identity of a calling process.
• @stdlib/process/geteuid: return the effective numeric user identity of a calling process.
• @stdlib/process/getuid: return the numeric user identity of a calling process.