NAME

ctermid − (POSIX only) generate the pathname associated with a terminal

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

char ∗ctermid(char ∗s);

DESCRIPTION

The information in this specification applies only to POSIX applications. 

The ctermid function generates a strings that, when used as a pathname, refers to the current controlling terminal for the calling process. 

RETURN VALUE

A pointer to a string is returned.  The string is static.  A empty string is returned if the controlling terminal cannot be determined. 

SEE ALSO

ttyname(3P)

4th Berkeley Distribution  —  August 1, 1992