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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface

Application Usage

       None.

Description

       The ptsname() function shall return the name of the slave pseudo-terminal device associated with a master
       pseudo-terminal  device.  The  fildes argument is a file descriptor that refers to the master device. The
       ptsname() function shall return a pointer to a string containing the pathname of the corresponding  slave
       device.

       The ptsname() function need not be thread-safe.

Errors

       The ptsname() function may fail if:

       EBADF  The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.

       ENOTTY The file associated with the fildes argument is not a master pseudo-terminal device.

       Thefollowingsectionsareinformative.

Examples

       None.

Future Directions

       None.

Name

       ptsname — get name of the slave pseudo-terminal device

Prolog

       This  manual  page  is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface
       may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface
       may not be implemented on Linux.

Rationale

       See the RATIONALE section for posix_openpt().

Return Value

       Upon successful completion, ptsname() shall return a pointer to a string which is the name of the pseudo-
       terminal slave device. Upon failure, ptsname() shall return a null pointer and may set errno.  This could
       occur  if  fildes  is  an  invalid file descriptor or if the slave device name does not exist in the file
       system.

       The application shall not modify the string returned. The returned pointer might be  invalidated  or  the
       string  content  might  be  overwritten  by a subsequent call to ptsname().  The returned pointer and the
       string content might also be invalidated if the calling thread is terminated.

See Also

grantpt(), open(), posix_openpt(), ttyname(), unlockpt()

       The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, <stdlib.h>

Synopsis

       #include <stdlib.h>

       char *ptsname(int fildes);

See Also