--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Returns the process id of the parent of this process. Returns untrustworthy value on Win32/64. Not available on all platforms.
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: "   puts &quot;I am #{Process.pid}&quot;\n   Process.fork { puts &quot;Dad is #{Process.ppid}&quot; }\n"
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: <em>produces:</em>
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: "   I am 27417\n   Dad is 27417\n"
full_name: Process::ppid
is_singleton: true
name: ppid
params: |
  Process.ppid   => fixnum

visibility: public
