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$ParentProcessID

$ParentProcessID
gives the ID assigned to the process which invokes the Mathematica kernel by the operating system under which it is run.

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On operating systems where no process ID is assigned, $ParentProcessID is None.

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$ParentLink $ProcessID $CommandLine $UserName Environment

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