GETTTYENT(3)

NAME
getttyent, getttynam, setttyent, endttyent - get ttys file entry

SYNOPSIS
#include <ttyent.h>
struct ttyent *
getttyent();
struct ttyent *
getttynam(char *name);
int
setttyent(void);
int
endttyent(void);

DESCRIPTION
The getttyent(), and getttynam() functions each return a pointer to an object, with the following structure, containing the broken-out fields of a line from the tty description file.

    struct ttyent {
    	char	*ty_name;	/* terminal device name */
    	char	*ty_getty;	/* command to execute */
    	char	*ty_type;	/* terminal type */
    #define	TTY_ON		0x01	/* enable logins */
    #define	TTY_SECURE	0x02	/* allow uid of 0 to login */
    	int	ty_status;	/* flag values */
    	char	*ty_window;	/* command for window manager */
    	char	*ty_comment;	/* comment field */
    };

The fields are as follows:

ty_name
    The name of the character-special file.

ty_getty
    The name of the command invoked by init(8) to initialize tty line characteristics.

ty_type
    The name of the default terminal type connected to this tty line.

ty_status
    A mask of bit fields which indicate various actions allowed on this tty line. The possible flags are as follows:

    TTY_ON
        Enables logins (i.e., init(8) will start the command referenced by ty_getty on this entry).

    TTY_SECURE
        Allow users with a uid of 0 to login on this terminal.

ty_window
    The command to execute for a window system associated with the line.

ty_comment
    Any trailing comment field, with any leading hash marks (``#'') or whitespace removed.

If any of the fields pointing to character strings are unspecified, they are returned as null pointers. The field ty_status will be zero if no flag values are specified.

See ttys(5) for a more complete discussion of the meaning and usage of the fields.

The getttyent() function reads the next line from the ttys file, opening the file if necessary. The setttyent() function rewinds the file if open, or opens the file if it is unopened. The endttyent() function closes any open files.

The getttynam() function searches from the beginning of the file until a matching name is found (or until EOF is encountered).

RETURN VALUES
The routines getttyent() and getttynam() return a null pointer on EOF or error. The setttyent() function and endttyent() return 0 on failure and 1 on success.

FILES
/etc/ttys

SEE ALSO
login(1), ttyslot(3), gettytab(5), termcap(5), ttys(5), getty(8), init(8)

HISTORY
The getttyent(), getttynam(), setttyent(), and endttyent() functions appeared in 4.3BSD.

BUGS
These functions use static data storage; if the data is needed for future use, it should be copied before any subsequent calls overwrite it.