PTSNAME
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
ptsname
--- get name of the slave pseudo-terminal device
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *ptsname(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION
The
ptsname()
function shall return the name of the slave pseudo-terminal device
associated with a master pseudo-terminal device. The
fildes
argument is a file descriptor that refers to the master device. The
ptsname()
function shall return a pointer to a string containing the pathname
of the corresponding slave device.
The
ptsname()
function need not be thread-safe.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion,
ptsname()
shall return a pointer to a string which is the name of the
pseudo-terminal slave device. Upon failure,
ptsname()
shall return a null pointer and may set
errno.
This could occur if
fildes
is an invalid file descriptor or if the slave device name does not
exist in the file system.
The application shall not modify the string returned. The returned
pointer might be invalidated or the string content might be overwritten
by a subsequent call to
ptsname().
The returned pointer and the string content might also be invalidated
if the calling thread is terminated.
ERRORS
The
ptsname()
function may fail if:
- EBADF
-
The
fildes
argument is not a valid file descriptor.
- ENOTTY
-
The file associated with the
fildes
argument is not a master pseudo-terminal device.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
See the RATIONALE section for
posix_openpt().
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
grantpt(),
open(),
posix_openpt(),
ttyname(),
unlockpt()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<stdlib.h>
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