ttyname() General Function ttyname() Identify a terminal char *ttyname(fd) int fd; Given a file descriptor fd attached to a terminal, ttyname returns the complete pathname of the special file (normally found in the directory /dev). ***** Files ***** /dev/* -- Terminal special files /etc/ttys -- Login terminals ***** See Also ***** general functions, ioctl(), isatty(), tty(), ttyslot() ***** Diagnostics ***** ttyname returns NULL if it cannot find a special file correspon- ding to fd. ***** Notes ***** The string returned by ttyname kept in a static area, and is overwritten by each subsequent call. COHERENT Lexicon Page 1