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FUNCTIONS / SYSTEM INFORMATION FUNCTIONS AND OPERATORS

pg_backend_pid

Read PG 18 manual ↗

Returns the process ID of the server process attached to the current session.

Signatures & examples

pg_backend_pid () → integer
Returns the process ID of the server process attached to the current session.
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  1. PG 12 → 13changed

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