ttyname (3)
NAME
ttyname, ttyname_r - return name of a terminalSYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> char *ttyname(int fd); int ttyname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen);
DESCRIPTION
The function ttyname() returns a pointer to the null-terminated pathname of the terminal device that is open on the file descriptor fd, or NULL on error (for example, if fd is not connected to a terminal). The return value may point to static data, possibly overwritten by the next call. The function ttyname_r() stores this pathname in the buffer buf of length buflen.RETURN VALUE
The function ttyname() returns a pointer to a pathname on success. On error, NULL is returned, and errno is set appropriately. The function ttyname_r() returns 0 on success, and an error number upon error.ERRORS
- EBADF
- Bad file descriptor.
- ENOTTY
- File descriptor does not refer to a terminal device.
- ERANGE
- (ttyname_r()) buflen was too small to allow storing the pathname.
ATTRIBUTES
Multithreading (see pthreads(7))
The ttyname() function is not thread-safe.The ttyname_r() function is thread-safe.
CONFORMING TO
4.2BSD, POSIX.1-2001.SEE ALSO
fstat(2), ctermid(3), isatty(3)COLOPHON
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