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man:ptsname_r

PTSNAME(3) Linux Programmer's Manual PTSNAME(3)

NAME

     ptsname, ptsname_r - get the name of the slave pseudoterminal

SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>
     char *ptsname(int fd);
     int ptsname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen);
 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
     ptsname():
         Since glibc 2.24:
             _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500 ||
                 (_XOPEN_SOURCE && _XOPEN_SOURCE_EXTENDED)
         Glibc 2.23 and earlier:
             _XOPEN_SOURCE
     ptsname_r():
         _GNU_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

     The  ptsname()  function  returns  the name of the slave pseudoterminal
     device corresponding to the master referred to by fd.
     The ptsname_r() function is the reentrant equivalent of ptsname().   It
     returns  the  name  of the slave pseudoterminal device as a null-termi-
     nated string in the buffer pointed to  by  buf.   The  buflen  argument
     specifies the number of bytes available in buf.

RETURN VALUE

     On  success,  ptsname() returns a pointer to a string in static storage
     which will be overwritten by subsequent calls.  This pointer  must  not
     be freed.  On failure, NULL is returned.
     On  success,  ptsname_r()  returns  0.   On failure, a nonzero value is
     returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     EINVAL (ptsname_r() only) buf is NULL.  (This error  is  returned  only
            for glibc 2.25 and earlier.)
     ENOTTY fd does not refer to a pseudoterminal master device.
     ERANGE (ptsname_r() only) buf is too small.

VERSIONS

     ptsname() is provided in glibc since version 2.1.

ATTRIBUTES

     For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
     attributes(7).
     allbox; lb  lb  lb  l  l  l.   Interface Attribute Value  T{  ptsname()
     T}   Thread    safety     MT-Unsafe    race:ptsname    T{   ptsname_r()
     T}   Thread safety  MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

     ptsname():
      POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
     ptsname() is part of the UNIX 98 pseudoterminal support (see pts(4)).
     ptsname_r() is a Linux extension, that is proposed for inclusion in the
     next  major  revision of POSIX.1 (Issue 8).  A version of this function
     is documented on Tru64 and HP-UX, but on those implementations,  -1  is
     returned  on  error, with errno set to indicate the error.  Avoid using
     this function in portable programs.

SEE ALSO

     grantpt(3), posix_openpt(3), ttyname(3), unlockpt(3), pts(4), pty(7)

COLOPHON

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                                2017-09-15                        PTSNAME(3)
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