18 lines
531 B
Groff
18 lines
531 B
Groff
.TH OPENPTY 3 "May 15, 1985"
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.AT 3
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.SH NAME
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openpty \- library call to obtain a pty
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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#include <libutil.h>
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int openpty(int *\fIamaster\fP, int *\fIaslave\fP, char *\fIname\fP, struct termios *\fItermp\fP, struct winsize *\fIwinp\fP)
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.ft R
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B Openpty
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tries to obtain pty file descriptors by opening /dev/ttypX and
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/dev/ptypX, setting *\fIamaster\fP and *\fIaslave\fP to these fd's,
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changing ownership of the slave pty to the current process, and making
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it only group-writable by group tty.
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