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README.md

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+pid
+===
+
+Install
+
+    npm install pid
+
+Usage
+
+    var pider = require('pid');
+
+    pider('node-pid'); // /tmp/node-pid.pid -- puts in /tmp with ext .pid by default
+
+    pider('./node-pid'); // ./node-pid
+
+    pider('/var/run/node-pid.pid'); // /var/run/node-pid.pid -- if you have permissions

example/pid-test.js

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+(function () {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var exec = require('child_process').exec,
+    pider = require('pid');
+
+  pider('node-pid-test');
+  pider('./node-pid-test2');
+  pider('./node-pid-test3.pid');
+  pider('node-pid-test4.pid');
+  setTimeout(function () {
+    exec("ls ./ /tmp | grep node", function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+      console.log(stdout);
+    });
+  }, 100);
+}());

lib/pid.js

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+(function () {
+  "use strict";
+
+  var fs = require('fs'); 
+
+  module.exports = function (path) {
+    if (!/\//.test(path)) {
+      if (!/\.pid/.test(path)) {
+        path += '.pid';
+      }
+      path = '/tmp/' + path;
+    }
+
+    fs.writeFile(path, process.pid.toString() + '\n');
+    process.on('exit', function () {
+      fs.unlink(path);
+    });
+  };
+
+}());

package.json

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+{
+  "name"          : "pid",
+  "description"   : "Creates a pid file.",
+  "url"           : "http://github.com/coolaj86/node-pid/",
+  "keywords"      : ["util", "pid"],
+  "author"        : "AJ ONeal <coolaj86@gmail.com>",
+  "contributors"  : [],
+  "dependencies"  : [],
+  "lib"           : "lib",
+  "main"          : "./lib/pid",
+  "version"       : "1.0.0"
+}