ctermid(3)

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

6       ctermid - get controlling terminal name
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdio.h>
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11       char *ctermid(char *s);
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13   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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15       ctermid(): _POSIX_C_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

18       ctermid()  returns  a string which is the pathname for the current con‐
19       trolling terminal for this process.  If s is NULL, a static  buffer  is
20       used,  otherwise  s  points to a buffer used to hold the terminal path‐
21       name.  The symbolic constant L_ctermid is the maximum number of charac‐
22       ters in the returned pathname.
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RETURN VALUE

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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       │ctermid() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
35       └──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘

CONFORMING TO

37       POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008, Svr4.
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BUGS

40       The returned pathname may not uniquely identify the controlling  termi‐
41       nal; it may, for example, be /dev/tty.
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COLOPHON

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