NAME

ttyname, isatty, ttyslot − find name of a terminal

SYNOPSIS

char *ttyname(fildes)

isatty(fildes)

ttyslot()

DESCRIPTION

Ttyname returns a pointer to the null-terminated path name of the terminal device associated with file descriptor fildes.

Isatty returns 1 if fildes is associated with a terminal device, 0 otherwise. 

Ttyslot returns the number of the entry in the ttys(5) file for the control terminal of the current process.

FILES

/dev/*
/etc/ttys

SEE ALSO

ioctl(2), ttys(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

Ttyname returns a null pointer (0) if fildes does not describe a terminal device in directory ‘/dev’. 

Ttyslot returns 0 if ‘/etc/ttys’ is inaccessible or if it cannot determine the control terminal. 

BUGS

The return value points to static data whose content is overwritten by each call. 

7th Edition