ctermid

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: 2022-12-15
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NAME

ctermid - get controlling terminal name  

LIBRARY

Standard C library (libc, -lc)  

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

char *ctermid(char *s);

Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

ctermid():

    _POSIX_C_SOURCE
 

DESCRIPTION

ctermid() returns a string which is the pathname for the current controlling terminal for this process. If s is NULL, a static buffer is used, otherwise s points to a buffer used to hold the terminal pathname. The symbolic constant L_ctermid is the maximum number of characters in the returned pathname.  

RETURN VALUE

The pointer to the pathname.  

ATTRIBUTES

For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7).
InterfaceAttributeValue
ctermid() Thread safetyMT-Safe

 

STANDARDS

POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, Svr4.  

BUGS

The returned pathname may not uniquely identify the controlling terminal; it may, for example, be /dev/tty.

It is not assured that the program can open the terminal.  

SEE ALSO

ttyname(3)


 

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