ps_string: Encode a 'ps_handle' as a short string

In ps: List, Query, Manipulate System Processes

Encode a ps_handle as a short string

Description

A convenient format for passing between processes, naming semaphores, or using as a directory/file name. Will always be 12 alphanumeric characters, with the first character guarantied to be a letter. Encodes the pid and creation time for a process.

Usage

ps_string(p = ps_handle())

Arguments

p	Process handle.

Value

A process string (scalar character), that can be passed to ps_handle() in place of a pid.

Examples

(p <- ps_handle())
(str <- ps_string(p))
ps_handle(pid = str)

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