Get Process Name

Name

get_process_name - get the process name

Synopsis

#include <unistd.h>

int get_process_name(char* buffer, int buffer_length);

Description

get_process_name() places the current process name into the provided buffer.

Pledge

In pledged programs, the stdio promise is required for this system call.

Errors

• EFAULT: the process name could not be copied into the buffer.
• ENAMETOOLONG: buffer_length is too short.

See also

• set_process_name(2)