TCSENDBREAK
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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NAME
tcsendbreak
--- send a break for a specific duration
SYNOPSIS
#include <termios.h>
int tcsendbreak(int fildes, int duration);
DESCRIPTION
If the terminal is using asynchronous serial data transmission,
tcsendbreak()
shall cause transmission of a continuous stream of zero-valued bits for
a specific duration. If
duration
is 0, it shall cause transmission of zero-valued bits for at least 0.25
seconds, and not more than 0.5 seconds. If
duration
is not 0, it shall send zero-valued bits for an
implementation-defined period of time.
The
fildes
argument is an open file descriptor associated with a terminal.
If the terminal is not using asynchronous serial data transmission, it
is implementation-defined whether
tcsendbreak()
sends data to generate a break condition or returns without taking any
action.
Attempts to use
tcsendbreak()
from a process which is a member of a background process group on a
fildes
associated with its controlling terminal shall cause the process group
to be sent a SIGTTOU signal.
If the calling thread is blocking SIGTTOU signals or the process is
ignoring SIGTTOU signals, the process shall be allowed to perform the
operation, and no signal is sent.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, -1 shall
be returned and
errno
set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The
tcsendbreak()
function shall fail if:
- EBADF
-
The
fildes
argument is not a valid file descriptor.
- EIO
-
The process group of the writing process is orphaned, the calling thread
is not blocking SIGTTOU, and the process is not ignoring SIGTTOU.
- ENOTTY
-
The file associated with
fildes
is not a terminal.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
Chapter 11,
General Terminal Interface,
<termios.h>
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Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
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