#!/usr/bin/perl -w

#use Data::Dumper;
use strict;

my %order;
set_order();

my @process_list;
get_processes();

my $parent = shift || parent_of($$);
print "Children of PID $parent:\n";

my @children = grep { $_->[$order{PPID}] == $parent and $_->[$order{PI
+D}] != $$ } @process_list;
foreach my $c (@children)
{
    print $c->[$order{PID}], " : ", $c->[$order{CMD}], "\n";
}

sub parent_of
{
    my $pid = shift || return -1;
    for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#process_list; ++$i)
    {
        return $process_list[$i][$order{PPID}]
            if ($process_list[$i][$order{PID}] == $pid);
    }
    return -1;
}

sub process_info
{
    my $pid = shift || return -1;
    for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#process_list; ++$i)
    {
        return $process_list[$i] if ($process_list[$i][$order{PID}] ==
+ $pid);
    }
    return -1;
}

sub get_processes
{
    local *FH;
    my $opts = "-ef";
    if (
        $^O eq "linux"
       )
    {
        $opts .= " --cols 1024";
    }

    open (FH, "ps $opts |") or die "Can't get process list";
    my $discard = <FH>;
    while (<FH>)
    {
        chomp;
        s/^\s+//;
        my @line = split /\s+/, $_, scalar keys %order;
        push @process_list, \@line;
    }
    close(FH);
}

sub set_order
{
    if (
        $^O eq "aix" or
        $^O eq "irix" or
        $^O eq "hpux"
       )
    {
        %order = (
                  UID => 0,
                  PID => 1,
                  PPID => 2,
                  C => 3,
                  STIMEM => 4,
                  STIMED => 5,
                  TTY => 6,
                  TIME => 7,
                  CMD => 8,
                 );
    }
    elsif (
           $^O eq "dynixptx" or
           $^O eq "linux"
          )
    {
        %order = (
                  UID => 0,
                  PID => 1,
                  PPID => 2,
                  C => 3,
                  STIME => 4,
                  TTY => 5,
                  TIME => 6,
                  CMD => 7,
                 );
    }
    else
    {
        die "Unrecognised platform";
    }
}
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