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$ ps axf -o pid,ppid,pgrp,cmd PID PPID PGRP CMD ... 29307 4061 29307 \_ /usr/bin/perl ./661639.pl 29309 29307 29307 \_ sh -c cat /dev/urandom > testfile 29310 29309 29307 \_ cat /dev/urandom
kill -15 => getpgrp($pid); # process group of child kill -15 => getpgrp; # process group of current process (the sc +ript) # or even (as $$ equals the process group in this case): kill -15 => $$;