1ISATTY(3)                  Linux Programmer's Manual                 ISATTY(3)
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NAME

6       isatty - test whether a file descriptor refers to a terminal
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <unistd.h>
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11       int isatty(int fd);
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DESCRIPTION

14       The  isatty()  function  tests  whether  fd  is an open file descriptor
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RETURN VALUE

18       isatty() returns 1 if fd is an open file descriptor referring to a ter‐
19       minal; otherwise 0 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.
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ERRORS

22       EBADF  fd is not a valid file descriptor.
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24       EINVAL fd  refers  to  a file other than a terminal.  POSIX.1 specifies
25              the error ENOTTY for this case.
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ATTRIBUTES

28       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used   in   this   section,   see
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31       ┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
32       │Interface │ Attribute     │ Value   │
33       ├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
34       │isatty()  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

37       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, SVr4, 4.3BSD.
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SEE ALSO

40       fstat(2), ttyname(3)
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COLOPHON

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