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46 .TH ISATTY 3C "Jul 24, 2002"
48 isatty \- test for a terminal device
54 \fBint\fR \fBisatty\fR(\fBint\fR \fIfildes\fR);
60 The \fBisatty()\fR function tests whether \fIfildes\fR, an open file
61 descriptor, is associated with a terminal device.
65 The \fBisatty()\fR function returns \fB1\fR if \fIfildes\fR is associated with
66 a terminal; otherwise it returns \fB0\fR and may set \fBerrno\fR to indicate
71 The \fBisatty()\fR function may fail if:
78 The \fIfildes\fR argument is not a valid open file descriptor.
87 The \fIfildes\fR argument is not associated with a terminal.
93 The \fBisatty()\fR function does not necessarily indicate that a human being is
94 available for interaction via \fIfildes\fR. It is quite possible that
95 non-terminal devices are connected to the communications line.
99 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
107 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
109 Interface Stability Standard
117 \fBttyname\fR(3C), \fBattributes\fR(5), \fBstandards\fR(5)