NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       stty, gtty - set and get terminal state

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <sgtty.h>

       stty(
               int fd,
               struct sgttyb *buf ); gtty(
               int fd,
               struct sgttyb *buf );

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The stty() subroutine sets the state of the terminal associated
 with fd. The gtty() subroutine retrieves the  state
       of  the terminal associated with fd. To set the state of a
       terminal, the stty() call must have write permission.

       Calls to these subroutines, supported only to  ensure  BSD
       binary  compatibility, have been superseded by the ioctl()
       system call. The stty() call is implemented  as  ioctl(fd,
       TIOCSETP,  buf),  and  the  gtty()  call is implemented as
       ioctl(fd, TIOCGETP, buf). See ioctl(2) and tty(7) for more
       information.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       If the call is successful, zero is returned; otherwise, -1
       is returned and the global variable  errno  indicates  the
       reason for the failure.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Functions: ioctl(2)

       Files: tty(7)



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