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ttyname(3)


NAME

   ttyname, ttyname_r - return name of a terminal

SYNOPSIS

   #include <unistd.h>

   char *ttyname(int fd);

   int ttyname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen);

DESCRIPTION

   The  function  ttyname()  returns  a  pointer  to  the  null-terminated
   pathname of the terminal device that is open on the file descriptor fd,
   or  NULL  on error (for example, if fd is not connected to a terminal).
   The return value may point to static data, possibly overwritten by  the
   next call.  The function ttyname_r() stores this pathname in the buffer
   buf of length buflen.

RETURN VALUE

   The function ttyname() returns a pointer to a pathname on success.   On
   error,  NULL is returned, and errno is set appropriately.  The function
   ttyname_r() returns 0 on success, and an error number upon error.

ERRORS

   EBADF  Bad file descriptor.

   ENOTTY File descriptor does not refer to a terminal device.

   ERANGE (ttyname_r())  buflen  was  too  small  to  allow  storing   the
          pathname.

ATTRIBUTES

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

   
   Interface    Attribute      Value                  
   
   ttyname()    Thread safety  MT-Unsafe race:ttyname 
   
   ttyname_r()  Thread safety  MT-Safe

CONFORMING TO

   POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, 4.2BSD.

SEE ALSO

   tty(1), fstat(2), ctermid(3), isatty(3)

COLOPHON

   This page is part of release 4.09 of the Linux  man-pages  project.   A
   description  of  the project, information about reporting bugs, and the
   latest    version    of    this    page,    can     be     found     at
   https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.



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