Linux process API using C# in Mono

Question

I know it is possible to code C# .NET apps in Linux using Mono. However, I am wondering about the process interfaces of Linux. Could I use services like getpid(), getppid() and fork() using C# and Mono and running on a Linux environment?

Do you really need to spawn new system processes, or is it enough to have managed threads inside the Mono VM? — knittl
– knittl, Commented Sep 21, 2014 at 17:56

Gooseman · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-21 15:59:23Z

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For getpid() and getppid() you could use Syscall in this way:

using System;
using Mono.Unix.Native;

namespace StackOverflow
{
    class MainClass
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            int pid = Syscall.getpid();
            int ppid = Syscall.getppid();

            Console.WriteLine ("PID: {0}", pid);
            Console.WriteLine ("PPID: {0}", ppid);
        }
    }
}

You need Mono.Posix.dll

For fork() you can use Process. See example here: creating child process with C#

Documentation about Process Class C#.

answered Sep 21, 2014 at 15:59

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