NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       ttyname - return name of a terminal

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <unistd.h>

       char *ttyname ( int desc );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Returns	a  pointer to the pathname of the terminal device that is open
       on the file descriptor desc, or NULL on error (for example, if desc  is
       not connected to a terminal).

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       POSIX.1

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       fstat(2), isatty(3)



Linux				  1995-04-20			    TTYNAME(3)