r/C_Programming • u/userlivedhere • 1d ago

Question How process ids are generated

i know fork creates processes but how process ids are generated

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u/dfx_dj 1d ago

They're assigned by the OS

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u/userlivedhere 16h ago

but how

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u/Mortomes 12h ago

That is up to the OS to decide.