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class method

Process.egid

Process.egid → integer

Process::GID.eid → integer

Process::Sys.geteid → integer

static VALUE
proc_getegid(VALUE obj)
{
    rb_gid_t egid = getegid();

    return GIDT2NUM(egid);
}

Returns the effective group ID for this process. Not available on all platforms.

Example

Process.egid   #=> 500

See also .egid= .detach .daemon .euid also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0