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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE .\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL .\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS .\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) .\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT .\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .Dd June 4, 1993 .Dt GETTTYENT 3 .Os BSD 4.3 .Sh NAME .Nm getttyent , .Nm getttynam , .Nm setttyent , .Nm endttyent .Nd get ttys file entry .Sh SYNOPSIS .Fd #include <ttyent.h> .Ft struct ttyent * .Fn getttyent .Ft struct ttyent * .Fn getttynam "char *name" .Ft int .Fn setttyent void .Ft int .Fn endttyent void .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn getttyent , and .Fn 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. .Bd -literal 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 */ #define TTY_LOCAL 0x04 /* set 'CLOCAL' on open (dev. specific) */ #define TTY_RTSCTS 0x08 /* set 'CRTSCTS' on open (dev. specific) */ #define TTY_SOFTCAR 0x10 /* ignore hardware carrier (dev. spec.) */ #define TTY_MDMBUF 0x20 /* set 'MDMBUF' on open (dev. specific) */ int ty_status; /* flag values */ char *ty_window; /* command for window manager */ char *ty_comment; /* comment field */ }; .Ed .Pp The fields are as follows: .Bl -tag -width ty_comment .It Fa ty_name The name of the character-special file. .It Fa ty_getty The name of the command invoked by .Xr init 8 to initialize tty line characteristics. .It Fa ty_type The name of the default terminal type connected to this tty line. .It Fa ty_status A mask of bit fields which indicate various actions allowed on this tty line. The possible flags are as follows: .Bl -tag -width TTY_SOFTCAR .It Dv TTY_ON Enables logins (i.e., .Xr init 8 will start the command referenced by .Fa ty_getty on this entry). .It Dv TTY_SECURE Allow users with a uid of 0 to login on this terminal. .It Dv TTY_LOCAL If the terminal port's driver supports it, cause the line to be treated as ``local.'' .It Dv TTY_MDMBUF If the terminal port's driver supports it, use DTR/DCD hardware flow control on the line by default. .It Dv TTY_RTSCTS If the terminal port's driver supports it, use full-duplex RTS/CTS hardware flow control on the line by default. .It Dv TTY_SOFTCAR If the terminal port's driver supports it, ignore hardware carrier on the line. .El .It Fa ty_window The command to execute for a window system associated with the line. .It Fa ty_comment Any trailing comment field, with any leading hash marks (``#'') or whitespace removed. .El .Pp If any of the fields pointing to character strings are unspecified, they are returned as null pointers. The field .Fa ty_status will be zero if no flag values are specified. .Pp See .Xr ttys 5 for a more complete discussion of the meaning and usage of the fields. .Pp The .Fn getttyent function reads the next line from the ttys file, opening the file if necessary. The .Fn setttyent function rewinds the file if open, or opens the file if it is unopened. The .Fn endttyent function closes any open files. .Pp The .Fn getttynam function searches from the beginning of the file until a matching .Fa name is found (or until .Dv EOF is encountered). .Sh RETURN VALUES The routines .Fn getttyent and .Fn getttynam return a null pointer on .Dv EOF or error. The .Fn setttyent function and .Fn endttyent return 0 on failure and 1 on success. .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width /etc/ttys -compact .It Pa /etc/ttys .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr login 1 , .Xr ttyslot 3 , .Xr gettytab 5 , .Xr termcap 5 , .Xr ttys 5 , .Xr getty 8 , .Xr init 8 , .Xr ttyflags 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Fn getttyent , .Fn getttynam , .Fn setttyent , and .Fn endttyent functions appeared in .Bx 4.3 . .Sh 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.