Bob Dunlop said:
> > I need to determine if my Linux program is running detached, 
> > e.g. if it was launched by
> >   vfxlin
> > or
> >   vfxlin &
> 
> Uhm the second process isn't detached it's backgrounded which
> isn't the same thing, it will still have a controlling terminal.
> 
> If your question was "Is my program in foreground or background?"
> the following C demo should help.
That did the trick! Many thanks for clearing up my 
misunderstandings.
Stephen
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