xfree86 man page for getttyent

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

NAME
       getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent - get ttys file entry

SYNOPSIS
       #include <ttyent.h>

       struct ttyent *getttyent(void);

       struct ttyent *getttynam(const char *name);

       int setttyent(void);

       int endttyent(void);

DESCRIPTION
       These functions provide an interface to the file _PATH_TTYS (e.g., /etc/ttys).

       The function setttyent() opens the file or rewinds it if already open.

       The function endttyent() closes the file.

       The function getttynam() searches for a given terminal name in the file.  It returns a pointer to a ttyent structure (description below).

       The  function  getttyent()  opens  the  file  _PATH_TTYS (if necessary) and returns the first entry.  If the file is already open, the next
       entry.  The ttyent structure has the form:

	   struct ttyent {
	       char *ty_name;	  /* terminal device name */
	       char *ty_getty;	  /* command to execute, usually getty */
	       char *ty_type;	  /* terminal type for termcap */
	       int   ty_status;   /* status flags */
	       char *ty_window;   /* command to start up window manager */
	       char *ty_comment;  /* comment field */
	   };

       ty_status can be:

	   #define TTY_ON     0x01  /* enable logins (start ty_getty program) */
	   #define TTY_SECURE 0x02  /* allow UID 0 to login */

ATTRIBUTES
       For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).

       +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
       |Interface		  | Attribute	  | Value		  |
       +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
       |getttyent(), setttyent(), | Thread safety | MT-Unsafe race:ttyent |
       |endttyent(), getttynam()  |		  |			  |
       +--------------------------+---------------+-----------------------+
CONFORMING TO
       Not in POSIX.1.	Present on the BSDs, and perhaps other systems.

NOTES
       Under Linux, the file /etc/ttys, and the functions described above, are not used.

SEE ALSO
       ttyname(3), ttyslot(3)

COLOPHON
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								    2017-09-15							      GETTTYENT(3)