Sys.getpid Function in R (Example)

In this tutorial, I’ll show how to get the process ID of an R session using the Sys.getpid function in the R programming language.

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Example: Get Process ID of Current R Session Using Sys.getpid() Function

In this example, I’ll demonstrate how to return the process identifier (or process ID; PID) of the currently running R programming session.

For this task, we can apply the Sys.getpid function as shown in the following code:

Sys.getpid()                     # Applying Sys.getpid
# [1] 56

As you can see, the previous R syntax has returned the process ID, i.e. the number 56.

Video & Further Resources

Have a look at the following video instruction on my YouTube channel. In the video, I illustrate the R programming code of this tutorial:

The YouTube video will be added soon.

In addition, you might read some of the related RStudio tutorials on https://statisticsglobe.com/. You can find a selection of tutorials below:

• Sys.getenv Function in R
• Sys.getlocale & Sys.setlocale Functions in R
• System Calls & Commands
• Built-in R Commands
• All R Programming Tutorials

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