ptsname(3) -- Linux man page
NAME
ptsname - get the name of the slave pseudotty
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
char *ptsname(int fd);
DESCRIPTION
The
ptsname()
function returns the name of the slave pseudo-terminal device (pty)
corresponding to the master pty referred to by
fd.
RETURN VALUE
When successful,
ptsname()
returns a pointer to a string in static storage. This pointer
must not be freed.
Upon failure,
ptsname()
returns a NULL pointer.
CONFORMING TO
POSIX 1003.1-2001.
This is part of the Unix98 pty support, see
pts(4).
SEE ALSO
grantpt(3),
ttyname(3),
pts(4)
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