Process ID question

RedCroissant · Feb 11, 2013, 12:08 PM

when using the "top" command in Terminal, the PID is displayed to the left of the command and then other various stats are also displayed in columns.

Are the PIDs always different or are there some commands that will always have the same PID?

chown33 · Feb 11, 2013, 12:33 PM

Start here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier

Feb 11, 2013, 12:08 PM	#1
RedCroissant macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Arizona	Process ID question when using the "top" command in Terminal, the PID is displayed to the left of the command and then other various stats are also displayed in columns. Are the PIDs always different or are there some commands that will always have the same PID? __________________ 14" iBook G4/1.42GHz/1.5GB RAM 60GB HDD/OS X 10.5.8; 12" iBook G4/ 1.33GHz/ 1.5GB/ 40GB HDD/ Leopard 10.5.8; 32GB iPad 1 WiFi+3G.
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Feb 11, 2013, 12:33 PM	#2
chown33 macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2009	Start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_identifier
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