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NAME

ttyslot() — find the slot in the utmpx file of the current user

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdlib.h>

int ttyslot(void);

DESCRIPTION

ttyslot() returns the index of the current user's entry in the /etc/utmpx file. This is accomplished by scanning /etc/utmpx for the name of the terminal associated with the standard input, standard output, or standard error (file descriptor 0, 1 or 2).

RETURN VALUE

ttyslot() returns -1 if an error was encountered while searching for the terminal name or if none of file descriptors 0, 1, or 2 is associated with a terminal device.

WARNINGS

Obsolescent Interfaces

ttyslot() is to be obsoleted at a future date.

FILES

/etc/utmpx

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

ttyslot(): XPG2