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

6       getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent - get ttys file entry
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <ttyent.h>
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11       struct ttyent *getttyent(void);
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13       struct ttyent *getttynam(const char *name);
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15       int setttyent(void);
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17       int endttyent(void);
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DESCRIPTION

20       These  functions  provide  an  interface  to the file _PATH_TTYS (e.g.,
21       /etc/ttys).
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23       The function setttyent() opens the file or rewinds it if already open.
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25       The function endttyent() closes the file.
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27       The function getttynam() searches for a  given  terminal  name  in  the
28       file.  It returns a pointer to a ttyent structure (description below).
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30       The  function  getttyent() opens the file _PATH_TTYS (if necessary) and
31       returns the first entry.  If the file is already open, the next  entry.
32       The ttyent structure has the form:
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34           struct ttyent {
35               char *ty_name;     /* terminal device name */
36               char *ty_getty;    /* command to execute, usually getty */
37               char *ty_type;     /* terminal type for termcap */
38               int   ty_status;   /* status flags */
39               char *ty_window;   /* command to start up window manager */
40               char *ty_comment;  /* comment field */
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43       ty_status can be:
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45           #define TTY_ON     0x01  /* enable logins (start ty_getty program) */
46           #define TTY_SECURE 0x02  /* allow UID 0 to login */
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ATTRIBUTES

49       For   an   explanation   of   the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see
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52       ┌──────────────────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────────────┐
53       │Interface                 │ Attribute     │ Value                 │
54       ├──────────────────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────────┤
55       │getttyent(), setttyent(), │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:ttyent │
56       │endttyent(), getttynam()  │               │                       │
57       └──────────────────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────────────┘

CONFORMING TO

59       Not in POSIX.1.  Present on the BSDs, and perhaps other systems.
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NOTES

62       Under Linux, the file /etc/ttys, and the functions described above, are
63       not used.
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SEE ALSO

66       ttyname(3), ttyslot(3)
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COLOPHON

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