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

NAME
ptsname, ptsname_r - get the name of the slave pseudo-terminal SYNOPSIS
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> char *ptsname(int fd); #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> int ptsname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen); DESCRIPTION
The ptsname() function returns the name of the slave pseudo-terminal (pty) 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 pseudo-terminal device as a null-ter- minated 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, a NULL pointer 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. ENOTTY fd does not refer to a pseudo-terminal master device. ERANGE (ptsname_r() only) buf is too small. VERSIONS
ptsname() is provided in glibc since version 2.1. CONFORMING TO
ptsname() is part of the Unix98 pseudo-terminal support (see pts(4)). This function is specified in POSIX.1-2001. ptsname_r() is a Linux extension. 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), feature_test_macros(7), pty(7) COLOPHON
This page is part of release 3.27 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. 2008-09-03 PTSNAME(3)

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

NAME
ptsname, ptsname_r - get the name of the slave pseudo-terminal SYNOPSIS
#define _XOPEN_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> char *ptsname(int fd); #define _GNU_SOURCE #include <stdlib.h> int ptsname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen); DESCRIPTION
The ptsname() function returns the name of the slave pseudo-terminal (pty) 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 pseudo-terminal device as a null-ter- minated 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, a NULL pointer 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. ENOTTY fd does not refer to a pseudo-terminal master device. ERANGE (ptsname_r() only) buf is too small. VERSIONS
ptsname() is provided in glibc since version 2.1. CONFORMING TO
ptsname() is part of the Unix98 pseudo-terminal support (see pts(4)). This function is specified in POSIX.1-2001. ptsname_r() is a Linux extension. 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), feature_test_macros(7), pty(7) COLOPHON
This page is part of release 3.25 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/. 2008-09-03 PTSNAME(3)
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