NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       vhangup - virtually hangup the current tty

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <unistd.h>

       int vhangup(void);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       vhangup simulates a hangup on the current terminal.  This call arranges
       for other users to have a "clean" tty at login time.

RETURN VALUE    [Toc]    [Back]

       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned, and  errno  is
       set appropriately.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       EPERM  The user is not the super-user.

CONFORMING TO    [Toc]    [Back]

       This  call  is  Linux-specific,	and  should  not  be  used in programs
       intended to be portable.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       init(8)



Linux 0.99.11			  1993-07-24			    VHANGUP(2)