CTERMID

Section: Misc. Reference Manual Pages (3P)
Updated: August 1, 1992
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NAME

ctermid - (POSIX only) generate the pathname associated with a terminal  

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

char *ctermid(char *s);
 

DESCRIPTION

The information in this specification applies only to POSIX applications.

The ctermid function generates a strings that, when used as a pathname, refers to the current controlling terminal for the calling process.  

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a string is returned. The string is static. A empty string is returned if the controlling terminal cannot be determined.  

SEE ALSO

ttyname(3P)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
RETURN VALUE
SEE ALSO

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