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diff --git a/static/freebsd/man4/pty.4 3.html b/static/freebsd/man4/pty.4 3.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d97572d6 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/freebsd/man4/pty.4 3.html @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +<table class="head"> + <tr> + <td class="head-ltitle">PTY(4)</td> + <td class="head-vol">Device Drivers Manual</td> + <td class="head-rtitle">PTY(4)</td> + </tr> +</table> +<div class="manual-text"> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="NAME"><a class="permalink" href="#NAME">NAME</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Nm">pty</code> — <span class="Nd">old-style + compatibility pseudo-terminal driver</span></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SYNOPSIS"><a class="permalink" href="#SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><code class="Cd">device pty</code></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DESCRIPTION"><a class="permalink" href="#DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">pty</code> driver provides support for the + traditional BSD naming scheme that was used for accessing pseudo-terminals + before it was replaced by <a class="Xr">pts(4)</a>. This traditional naming + is still used in Linux. When the device <span class="Pa">/dev/ptyXX</span> + is being opened, a new terminal shall be created with the + <a class="Xr">pts(4)</a> driver. A device node for this terminal shall be + created, which has the name <span class="Pa">/dev/ttyXX</span>.</p> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">pty</code> driver also provides a cloning + System V <span class="Pa">/dev/ptmx</span> device.</p> +<p class="Pp">New code should not try to allocate pseudo-terminals using this + interface. It is only provided for compatibility with older C libraries that + tried to open such devices when <a class="Xr">posix_openpt(2)</a> was being + called, and for running Linux binaries.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="FILES"><a class="permalink" href="#FILES">FILES</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">The BSD-style compatibility pseudo-terminal driver uses the + following device names:</p> +<dl class="Bl-tag"> + <dt><span class="Pa">/dev/pty[l-sL-S][0-9a-v]</span></dt> + <dd>Pseudo-terminal master devices.</dd> + <dt><span class="Pa">/dev/tty[l-sL-S][0-9a-v]</span></dt> + <dd>Pseudo-terminal slave devices.</dd> + <dt><span class="Pa">/dev/ptmx</span></dt> + <dd>Control device, returns a file descriptor to a new master pseudo-terminal + when opened.</dd> +</dl> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="DIAGNOSTICS"><a class="permalink" href="#DIAGNOSTICS">DIAGNOSTICS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">None.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="SEE_ALSO"><a class="permalink" href="#SEE_ALSO">SEE + ALSO</a></h1> +<p class="Pp"><a class="Xr">posix_openpt(2)</a>, <a class="Xr">pts(4)</a>, + <a class="Xr">tty(4)</a></p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="HISTORY"><a class="permalink" href="#HISTORY">HISTORY</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">A pseudo-terminal driver appeared in + <span class="Ux">4.2BSD</span>.</p> +</section> +<section class="Sh"> +<h1 class="Sh" id="BUGS"><a class="permalink" href="#BUGS">BUGS</a></h1> +<p class="Pp">Unlike previous implementations, the master and slave device nodes + are destroyed when the PTY becomes unused. A call to + <a class="Xr">stat(2)</a> on a nonexistent master device will already cause + a new master device node to be created. The master device can only be + destroyed by opening and closing it.</p> +<p class="Pp">The <code class="Nm">pty</code> driver cannot be unloaded, because + it cannot determine if it is being used.</p> +</section> +</div> +<table class="foot"> + <tr> + <td class="foot-date">October 28, 2019</td> + <td class="foot-os">FreeBSD 15.0</td> + </tr> +</table> |
