Pid handling
[ICd internal functions]

Functions
gboolean	icd_pid_remove (const char *pidfile)
static gint	icd_pid_read (const char *pidfile)
gint	icd_pid_check (const char *pidfile)
gboolean	icd_pid_write (const char *pidfile)

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Function Documentation

gint icd_pid_check

(

const char *

pidfile

)

Check wheter the process id stored in the pid file exists

Parameters:

pidfile

the full pathname of the pid file

Returns:

0 if no pid file is found or no such process is running, otherwise the process id of the existing process

static gint icd_pid_read

(

const char *

pidfile

)

[static]

Read the process id from the pid file

Parameters:

pidfile

the full pathname of the pid file

Returns:

the process id or -1 on error

gboolean icd_pid_remove

(

const char *

pidfile

)

Remove process id file

Parameters:

pidfile

the full pathname of the pid file

Returns:

TRUE on success, FALSE on failure

gboolean icd_pid_write

(

const char *

pidfile

)

Write the process id to the pid file

Parameters:

pidfile

the full pathname of the pid file

Returns:

TRUE on success, FALSE on failure

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