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

6       ptsname, ptsname_r - get the name of the slave pseudoterminal
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <stdlib.h>
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11       char *ptsname(int fd);
12       int ptsname_r(int fd, char *buf, size_t buflen);
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14   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
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16       ptsname():
17           Since glibc 2.24:
18               _XOPEN_SOURCE >= 500
19           Glibc 2.23 and earlier:
20               _XOPEN_SOURCE
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22       ptsname_r():
23           _GNU_SOURCE
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DESCRIPTION

26       The ptsname() function returns the name of the slave pseudoterminal de‐
27       vice corresponding to the master referred to by the file descriptor fd.
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29       The ptsname_r() function is the reentrant equivalent of ptsname().   It
30       returns  the  name  of the slave pseudoterminal device as a null-termi‐
31       nated string in the buffer pointed to  by  buf.   The  buflen  argument
32       specifies the number of bytes available in buf.
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RETURN VALUE

35       On  success,  ptsname() returns a pointer to a string in static storage
36       which will be overwritten by subsequent calls.  This pointer  must  not
37       be freed.  On failure, NULL is returned.
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39       On  success, ptsname_r() returns 0.  On failure, an error number is re‐
40       turned to indicate the error.
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ERRORS

43       EINVAL (ptsname_r() only) buf is NULL.  (This error  is  returned  only
44              for glibc 2.25 and earlier.)
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46       ENOTTY fd does not refer to a pseudoterminal master device.
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48       ERANGE (ptsname_r() only) buf is too small.
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VERSIONS

51       ptsname() is provided in glibc since version 2.1.
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ATTRIBUTES

54       For  an  explanation  of  the  terms  used  in  this  section,  see at‐
55       tributes(7).
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57       ┌─────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬────────────────────────┐
58       │Interface                    │ Attribute     │ Value                  │
59       ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────┤
60       │ptsname()                    │ Thread safety │ MT-Unsafe race:ptsname │
61       ├─────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼────────────────────────┤
62       │ptsname_r()                  │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe                │
63       └─────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴────────────────────────┘
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CONFORMING TO

66       ptsname():
67        POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008.
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69       ptsname() is part of the UNIX 98 pseudoterminal support (see pts(4)).
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71       ptsname_r() is a Linux extension, that is proposed for inclusion in the
72       next  major  revision of POSIX.1 (Issue 8).  A version of this function
73       is documented on Tru64 and HP-UX, but on those implementations,  -1  is
74       returned  on  error, with errno set to indicate the error.  Avoid using
75       this function in portable programs.
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SEE ALSO

78       grantpt(3), posix_openpt(3), ttyname(3), unlockpt(3), pts(4), pty(7)
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COLOPHON

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