| getpt(3) | Library Functions Manual | getpt(3) |
getpt - open a new pseudoterminal master
Standard C library (libc, -lc)
#define _GNU_SOURCE /* See feature_test_macros(7) */ #include <stdlib.h>
int getpt(void);
getpt() opens a new pseudoterminal device and returns a file descriptor that refers to that device. It is equivalent to opening the pseudoterminal multiplexor device
open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR);
on Linux systems, though the pseudoterminal multiplexor device is located elsewhere on some systems that use the GNU C library.
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 since glibc 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)
| 2022-12-15 | Linux man-pages 6.03 |