ttyname(3)



NAME

     ttyname - file descriptor to terminal device name


SYNOPSIS

     #define _POSIX_SOURCE 1
     #include <unistd.h>

     char *ttyname(int fd)


DESCRIPTION

     Ttyname searches through the /dev directory for the terminal device  file
     that  is  associated  with  file descriptor fd.  It returns the full path
     name of the terminal file if found, NULL is returned otherwise.


SEE ALSO

     ttyslot(3).


AUTHOR

     Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)