diff --git a/getPIDs.c b/getPIDs.c
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+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void main(){
+    pid_t pid; //variable to store process id
+    pid_t ppid; //variable to store parent process id
+
+    sleep(5);
+
+    pid = getpid(); // returns pid
+    ppid = getppid(); //returns parent pid
+
+    printf("The process id is : %d\n" , pid);
+    printf("The parent of process id is : %d\n" , ppid);
+}