How can I determine a cmd.exe's parent process.

Posted by René Nyffenegger on Super User See other posts from Super User or by René Nyffenegger
Published on 2010-03-16T09:31:40Z Indexed on 2010/03/16 9:36 UTC
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Sometimes I find myself in a cmd.exe environment that itself was started by another cmd.exe or by another console-based application. Now, working in such an environment, I'd like to know what happens if I type exit, that is, if the cmd.exe window will disappear, or if it goes back to the creating cmd.exe or application. This, of course, because sometimes as I work in cmd.exe I am forgetful about how I called it.

So, is there a way to find out the parent process (if this is the correct terminus for what I mean) of a cmd.exe within cmd.exe?

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