CTERMID(3)		   Linux Programmers Manual		   CTERMID(3)



NAME
       ctermid - get controlling terminal name

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       char *ctermid(char *s);

   Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):

       ctermid(): _POSIX_C_SOURCE || _XOPEN_SOURCE

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

RETURN VALUE
       The pointer to the pathname.

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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GNU				  2007-07-26			    CTERMID(3)