topical media & game development
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basic-shell-09-process-id.sh / sh



  
  echo "The current process ID is $$."
  
  if [ "!" != "" ]
  then
      echo "The ID of the last-run background process is !."
  else
      echo "No background process ID stored in" '!'
  fi
  
  # Now, run something in the background.
  ls > /dev/null &
  if [ "!" != "" ]
  then
      echo "The ID of the last-run background process is !."
  else
      echo "No background process ID stored in" '!'
  fi
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