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'''F$PID()''' is a [[Lexical functions|lexical function]] that returns a [[PID|process identification number]] and updates the [[F$CONTEXT|context symbol]] to point to the current position in the system's process list.

=Syntax=

F$PID(context-symbol)

'''context-symbol''' is an arbitrary symbol established with a call to [[F$CONTEXT]].

=Examples=
<nowiki>
$ CONTEXT = ""
$ START:
$ PID = F$PID(CONTEXT)
$ IF PID .EQS. "" THEN EXIT
$ SHOW SYMBOL PID
$ GOTO START
</nowiki>

This command procedure uses the F$PID function to display a list of PIDs.

[[Category:Lexical Functions]]

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