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GETPT(3) Linux Programmer's Manual GETPT(3)
getpt - open the pseudoterminal master (PTM)
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */
#include <stdlib.h>
int getpt(void);
getpt() opens a pseudoterminal master and returns its file
descriptor. It is equivalent to
open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR);
on Linux systems, though the pseudoterminal master is located else‐
where on some systems that use GNU Libc.
getpt() returns an open file descriptor upon successful completion.
Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.
getpt() can fail with various errors described in open(2).
getpt() is provided in glibc since version 2.1.
For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
attributes(7).
┌──────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐
│Interface │ Attribute │ Value │
├──────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤
│getpt() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │
└──────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘
getpt() is glibc-specific; use posix_openpt(3) instead.
grantpt(3), posix_openpt(3), ptsname(3), unlockpt(3), ptmx(4), pty(7)
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GNU 2020-02-09 GETPT(3)
Pages that refer to this page: posix_openpt(3), ptmx(4), pts(4)
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