Linux manual pages Section 3: Subroutines  

Name

ctermid — get controlling terminal name

Synopsis

#include <stdio.h>
char *ctermid( char *s);
 
[Note] Note
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
ctermid():
_POSIX_C_SOURCE >= 1 || _XOPEN_SOURCE || _POSIX_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION

ctermid() returns a string which is the pathname for the current controlling terminal for this process. If s is NULL, a static buffer is used, otherwise s points to a buffer used to hold the terminal pathname. The symbolic constant L_ctermid is the maximum number of characters in the returned pathname.

RETURN VALUE

The pointer to the pathname.

ATTRIBUTES

Multithreading (see pthreads(7))

The ctermid() function is thread-safe with exceptions. It is not thread-safe if called with a NULL parameter.

CONFORMING TO

Svr4, POSIX.1-2001.

BUGS

The path returned may not uniquely identify the controlling terminal; it may, for example, be /dev/tty.

It is not assured that the program can open the terminal.

SEE ALSO

ttyname(3)

COLOPHON

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