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How to get parent PID of a given process in GNU/Linux from command line?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 2026276077 views
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cat /proc/1111/status | grep PPid

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Fix for: How to get parent PID of a given process in GNU/Linux from command line?

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Command line: Function: Alias (a function is preferable): Script: If no PID is supplied to the function or the script, they default to show the PPID of the current process. To use the alias, a PID must be supplied.

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