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UNLOCKPT 3C "Aug 14, 2002"
NAME
unlockpt - unlock a pseudo-terminal master/slave pair
SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

int unlockpt(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION

The unlockpt() function unlocks the slave pseudo-terminal device associated with the master to which fildes refers.

Portable applications must call unlockpt() before opening the slave side of a pseudo-terminal device.

RETURN VALUES

Upon successful completion, unlockpt() returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The unlockpt() function may fail if: EBADF

The fildes argument is not a file descriptor open for writing.

EINVAL

The fildes argument is not associated with a master pseudo-terminal device.

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
Interface Stability Standard
MT-Level Safe
SEE ALSO

open(2), grantpt(3C), ptsname(3C), attributes(5), standards(5)

STREAMS Programming Guide