sleep 10 | perl -e '$ppid=getppid();$sibs=`pgrep -P $ppid`;print("MY PID: $$\nPARENT: $ppid\nSIBLINGS: $sibs\n")' MY PID: 79496 PARENT: 563 SIBLINGS: 79495 #### echo test | perl -e '$ppid=getppid();$kids=`pgrep -P $ppid`;print("MY PID: $$\nPARENT: $ppid\nSIBLINGS: $kids\n")' MY PID: 79493 PARENT: 563 SIBLINGS: