XMonad.Util.Process

This module should not be directly used by users, it's just common code for other modules.

Documentation

getPPIDOf :: ProcessID -> IO (Maybe ProcessID)

Get the parent process id (PPID) of a given process.

getPPIDChain :: ProcessID -> IO [ProcessID]

Get the chain of parent processes of a given pid. Starts with the given pid and continues up until the parent of all.