2 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/lib/pure/os.nim b/lib/pure/os.nim
index e2dd872e8..143a62beb 100644
--- a/lib/pure/os.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/os.nim
@@ -2419,6 +2419,15 @@ proc isHidden*(path: string): bool {.noNimScript.} =
     let fileName = lastPathPart(path)
     result = len(fileName) >= 2 and fileName[0] == '.' and fileName != ".."
 
+proc processID*(): int =
+  ## return current process ID. See also ``osproc.processID(p: Process)``.
+  when defined(windows):
+    proc GetCurrentProcessId(): DWORD {.stdcall, dynlib: "kernel32",
+                                        importc: "GetCurrentProcessId".}
+    result = GetCurrentProcessId().int
+  else:
+    result = getpid()
+
 {.pop.}
 
 proc setLastModificationTime*(file: string, t: times.Time) {.noNimScript.} =
diff --git a/lib/pure/osproc.nim b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
index 2bbcc0417..62c5b9d0b 100644
--- a/lib/pure/osproc.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/osproc.nim
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ include "system/inclrtl"
 import
   strutils, os, strtabs, streams, cpuinfo
 
-export quoteShell, quoteShellWindows, quoteShellPosix
+export quoteShell, quoteShellWindows, quoteShellPosix, processID
 
 when defined(windows):
   import winlean
@@ -155,19 +155,9 @@ proc running*(p: Process): bool {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1", tags: [].}
   ## Returns true iff the process `p` is still running. Returns immediately.
 
 proc processID*(p: Process): int {.rtl, extern: "nosp$1".} =
-  ## returns `p`'s process ID.
+  ## returns `p`'s process ID. See also ``os.processID()``.
   return p.id
 
-proc processID*(): int =
-  ## return current process ID
-  when defined(windows):
-    type DWORD = uint32
-    proc GetCurrentProcessId(): DWORD {.stdcall, dynlib: "kernel32",
-                                        importc: "GetCurrentProcessId".}
-    result = GetCurrentProcessId().int
-  else:
-    result = getpid()
-
 proc waitForExit*(p: Process, timeout: int = -1): int {.rtl,
   extern: "nosp$1", tags: [].}
   ## waits for the process to finish and returns `p`'s error code.