ISATTY(3)		   Linux Programmers Manual		    ISATTY(3)



NAME
       isatty - does this descriptor refer to a terminal

SYNOPSIS
       #include 

       int isatty(int desc);

DESCRIPTION
       returns	1  if  desc is an open file descriptor connected to a terminal
       and 0 otherwise.

CONFORMING TO
       SVr4, 4.3BSD, POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
       fstat(2), ttyname(3)

COLOPHON
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Linux				  1995-04-20			     ISATTY(3)