POSIX_OPENPT
Section: POSIX Programmer's Manual (3P)
Updated: 2017
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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.
NAME
posix_openpt
--- open a pseudo-terminal device
SYNOPSIS
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
int posix_openpt(int oflag);
DESCRIPTION
The
posix_openpt()
function shall establish a connection between a master device for a
pseudo-terminal and a file descriptor. The file descriptor shall be
allocated as described in
Section 2.14, File Descriptor Allocation
and can be used by other I/O functions that refer to that pseudo-terminal.
The file status flags and file access modes of the open file
description shall be set according to the value of
oflag.
Values for
oflag
are constructed by a bitwise-inclusive OR of flags from the following
list, defined in
<fcntl.h>:
- O_RDWR
-
Open for reading and writing.
- O_NOCTTY
-
If set
posix_openpt()
shall not cause the terminal device to become the controlling terminal
for the process.
The behavior of other values for the
oflag
argument is unspecified.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the
posix_openpt()
function shall open a file descriptor for a master pseudo-terminal
device and return a non-negative integer representing the file
descriptor. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned and
errno
set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The
posix_openpt()
function shall fail if:
- EMFILE
-
All file descriptors available to the process are currently open.
- ENFILE
-
The maximum allowable number of files is currently open in the system.
The
posix_openpt()
function may fail if:
- EINVAL
-
The value of
oflag
is not valid.
- EAGAIN
-
Out of pseudo-terminal resources.
- ENOSR
-
Out of STREAMS resources.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
Opening a Pseudo-Terminal and Returning the Name of the Slave Device and a File Descriptor
-
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int masterfd, slavefd;
char *slavedevice;
masterfd = posix_openpt(O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY);
if (masterfd == -1
|| grantpt (masterfd) == -1
|| unlockpt (masterfd) == -1
|| (slavedevice = ptsname (masterfd)) == NULL)
return -1;
printf("slave device is: %s\n", slavedevice);
slavefd = open(slavedevice, O_RDWR|O_NOCTTY);
if (slavefd < 0)
return -1;
APPLICATION USAGE
This function is a method for portably obtaining a file descriptor of a
master terminal device for a pseudo-terminal. The
grantpt()
and
ptsname()
functions can be used to manipulate mode and ownership permissions, and
to obtain the name of the slave device, respectively.
RATIONALE
The standard developers considered the matter of adding a special
device for cloning master pseudo-terminals: the
/dev/ptmx
device. However, consensus could not be reached, and it was felt that
adding a new function would permit other implementations. The
posix_openpt()
function is designed to complement the
grantpt(),
ptsname(),
and
unlockpt()
functions.
On implementations supporting the
/dev/ptmx
clone device, opening the master device of a pseudo-terminal is simply:
-
mfdp = open("/dev/ptmx", oflag );
if (mfdp < 0)
return -1;
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
Section 2.14, File Descriptor Allocation,
grantpt(),
open(),
ptsname(),
unlockpt()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
<fcntl.h>,
<stdlib.h>
COPYRIGHT
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from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology
-- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base
Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition,
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Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group.
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Index
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- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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- EXAMPLES
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- Opening a Pseudo-Terminal and Returning the Name of the Slave Device and a File Descriptor
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- APPLICATION USAGE
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- RATIONALE
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- FUTURE DIRECTIONS
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- SEE ALSO
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- COPYRIGHT
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