POSTNOTE(2) POSTNOTE(2)
NAME
postnote - send a note to a process or process group
SYNOPSIS
int postnote(int pid, char *note)
DESCRIPTION
Postnote sends a note to a process or process group. If pid
is positive, note is written to /proc/pid/note. If it is
negative, the note is delivered to the process group by
writing note to /proc/-pid/notepg.
If the write is successful, zero is returned. Otherwise -1
is returned.
SEE ALSO
notify(2), intro(2), proc(3)
DIAGNOSTICS
Sets errstr.
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