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@node Low-Level Terminal Interface, Syslog, Sockets, Top
@c %MENU% How to change the characteristics of a terminal device
@chapter Low-Level Terminal Interface

This chapter describes functions that are specific to terminal devices.
You can use these functions to do things like turn off input echoing;
set serial line characteristics such as line speed and flow control; and
change which characters are used for end-of-file, command-line editing,
sending signals, and similar control functions.

Most of the functions in this chapter operate on file descriptors.
@xref{Low-Level I/O}, for more information about what a file
descriptor is and how to open a file descriptor for a terminal device.

@menu
* Is It a Terminal::            How to determine if a file is a terminal
			         device, and what its name is.
* I/O Queues::                  About flow control and typeahead.
* Canonical or Not::            Two basic styles of input processing.
* Terminal Modes::              How to examine and modify flags controlling
			         details of terminal I/O: echoing,
                                 signals, editing.  Posix.
* BSD Terminal Modes::          BSD compatible terminal mode setting
* Line Control::                Sending break sequences, clearing
                                 terminal buffers @dots{}
* Noncanon Example::            How to read single characters without echo.
* Pseudo-Terminals::            How to open a pseudo-terminal.
@end menu

@node Is It a Terminal
@section Identifying Terminals
@cindex terminal identification
@cindex identifying terminals

The functions described in this chapter only work on files that
correspond to terminal devices.  You can find out whether a file
descriptor is associated with a terminal by using the @code{isatty}
function.

@pindex unistd.h
Prototypes for the functions in this section are declared in the header
file @file{unistd.h}.

@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int isatty (int @var{filedes})
This function returns @code{1} if @var{filedes} is a file descriptor
associated with an open terminal device, and @math{0} otherwise.
@end deftypefun

If a file descriptor is associated with a terminal, you can get its
associated file name using the @code{ttyname} function.  See also the
@code{ctermid} function, described in @ref{Identifying the Terminal}.

@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun {char *} ttyname (int @var{filedes})
If the file descriptor @var{filedes} is associated with a terminal
device, the @code{ttyname} function returns a pointer to a
statically-allocated, null-terminated string containing the file name of
the terminal file.  The value is a null pointer if the file descriptor
isn't associated with a terminal, or the file name cannot be determined.
@end deftypefun

@comment unistd.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int ttyname_r (int @var{filedes}, char *@var{buf}, size_t @var{len})
The @code{ttyname_r} function is similar to the @code{ttyname} function
except that it places its result into the user-specified buffer starting
at @var{buf} with length @var{len}.

The normal return value from @code{ttyname_r} is @math{0}.  Otherwise an
error number is returned to indicate the error.  The following
@code{errno} error conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} argument is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal.

@item ERANGE
The buffer length @var{len} is too small to store the string to be
returned.
@end table
@end deftypefun

@node I/O Queues
@section I/O Queues

Many of the remaining functions in this section refer to the input and
output queues of a terminal device.  These queues implement a form of
buffering @emph{within the kernel} independent of the buffering
implemented by I/O streams (@pxref{I/O on Streams}).

@cindex terminal input queue
@cindex typeahead buffer
The @dfn{terminal input queue} is also sometimes referred to as its
@dfn{typeahead buffer}.  It holds the characters that have been received
from the terminal but not yet read by any process.

The size of the input queue is described by the @code{MAX_INPUT} and
@w{@code{_POSIX_MAX_INPUT}} parameters; see @ref{Limits for Files}.  You
are guaranteed a queue size of at least @code{MAX_INPUT}, but the queue
might be larger, and might even dynamically change size.  If input flow
control is enabled by setting the @code{IXOFF} input mode bit
(@pxref{Input Modes}), the terminal driver transmits STOP and START
characters to the terminal when necessary to prevent the queue from
overflowing.  Otherwise, input may be lost if it comes in too fast from
the terminal.  In canonical mode, all input stays in the queue until a
newline character is received, so the terminal input queue can fill up
when you type a very long line.  @xref{Canonical or Not}.

@cindex terminal output queue
The @dfn{terminal output queue} is like the input queue, but for output;
it contains characters that have been written by processes, but not yet
transmitted to the terminal.  If output flow control is enabled by
setting the @code{IXON} input mode bit (@pxref{Input Modes}), the
terminal driver obeys START and STOP characters sent by the terminal to
stop and restart transmission of output.

@dfn{Clearing} the terminal input queue means discarding any characters
that have been received but not yet read.  Similarly, clearing the
terminal output queue means discarding any characters that have been
written but not yet transmitted.

@node Canonical or Not
@section Two Styles of Input: Canonical or Not

POSIX systems support two basic modes of input: canonical and
noncanonical.

@cindex canonical input processing
In @dfn{canonical input processing} mode, terminal input is processed in
lines terminated by newline (@code{'\n'}), EOF, or EOL characters.  No
input can be read until an entire line has been typed by the user, and
the @code{read} function (@pxref{I/O Primitives}) returns at most a
single line of input, no matter how many bytes are requested.

In canonical input mode, the operating system provides input editing
facilities: some characters are interpreted specially to perform editing
operations within the current line of text, such as ERASE and KILL.
@xref{Editing Characters}.

The constants @code{_POSIX_MAX_CANON} and @code{MAX_CANON} parameterize
the maximum number of bytes which may appear in a single line of
canonical input.  @xref{Limits for Files}.  You are guaranteed a maximum
line length of at least @code{MAX_CANON} bytes, but the maximum might be
larger, and might even dynamically change size.

@cindex noncanonical input processing
In @dfn{noncanonical input processing} mode, characters are not grouped
into lines, and ERASE and KILL processing is not performed.  The
granularity with which bytes are read in noncanonical input mode is
controlled by the MIN and TIME settings.  @xref{Noncanonical Input}.

Most programs use canonical input mode, because this gives the user a
way to edit input line by line.  The usual reason to use noncanonical
mode is when the program accepts single-character commands or provides
its own editing facilities.

The choice of canonical or noncanonical input is controlled by the
@code{ICANON} flag in the @code{c_lflag} member of @code{struct termios}.
@xref{Local Modes}.

@node Terminal Modes
@section Terminal Modes

@pindex termios.h
This section describes the various terminal attributes that control how
input and output are done.  The functions, data structures, and symbolic
constants are all declared in the header file @file{termios.h}.

Don't confuse terminal attributes with file attributes.  A device special
file which is associated with a terminal has file attributes as described
in @ref{File Attributes}.  These are unrelated to the attributes of the
terminal device itself, which are discussed in this section.

@menu
* Mode Data Types::             The data type @code{struct termios} and
                                 related types.
* Mode Functions::              Functions to read and set the terminal
                                 attributes.
* Setting Modes::               The right way to set terminal attributes
                                 reliably.
* Input Modes::                 Flags controlling low-level input handling.
* Output Modes::                Flags controlling low-level output handling.
* Control Modes::               Flags controlling serial port behavior.
* Local Modes::                 Flags controlling high-level input handling.
* Line Speed::                  How to read and set the terminal line speed.
* Special Characters::          Characters that have special effects,
			         and how to change them.
* Noncanonical Input::          Controlling how long to wait for input.
@end menu

@node Mode Data Types
@subsection Terminal Mode Data Types
@cindex terminal mode data types

The entire collection of attributes of a terminal is stored in a
structure of type @code{struct termios}.  This structure is used
with the functions @code{tcgetattr} and @code{tcsetattr} to read
and set the attributes.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftp {Data Type} {struct termios}
Structure that records all the I/O attributes of a terminal.  The
structure includes at least the following members:

@table @code
@item tcflag_t c_iflag
A bit mask specifying flags for input modes; see @ref{Input Modes}.

@item tcflag_t c_oflag
A bit mask specifying flags for output modes; see @ref{Output Modes}.

@item tcflag_t c_cflag
A bit mask specifying flags for control modes; see @ref{Control Modes}.

@item tcflag_t c_lflag
A bit mask specifying flags for local modes; see @ref{Local Modes}.

@item cc_t c_cc[NCCS]
An array specifying which characters are associated with various
control functions; see @ref{Special Characters}.
@end table

The @code{struct termios} structure also contains members which
encode input and output transmission speeds, but the representation is
not specified.  @xref{Line Speed}, for how to examine and store the
speed values.
@end deftp

The following sections describe the details of the members of the
@code{struct termios} structure.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftp {Data Type} tcflag_t
This is an unsigned integer type used to represent the various
bit masks for terminal flags.
@end deftp

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftp {Data Type} cc_t
This is an unsigned integer type used to represent characters associated
with various terminal control functions.
@end deftp

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int NCCS
The value of this macro is the number of elements in the @code{c_cc}
array.
@end deftypevr

@node Mode Functions
@subsection Terminal Mode Functions
@cindex terminal mode functions

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcgetattr (int @var{filedes}, struct termios *@var{termios-p})
This function is used to examine the attributes of the terminal
device with file descriptor @var{filedes}.  The attributes are returned
in the structure that @var{termios-p} points to.

If successful, @code{tcgetattr} returns @math{0}.  A return value of @math{-1}
indicates an error.  The following @code{errno} error conditions are
defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} argument is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal.
@end table
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcsetattr (int @var{filedes}, int @var{when}, const struct termios *@var{termios-p})
This function sets the attributes of the terminal device with file
descriptor @var{filedes}.  The new attributes are taken from the
structure that @var{termios-p} points to.

The @var{when} argument specifies how to deal with input and output
already queued.  It can be one of the following values:

@table @code
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@item TCSANOW
@vindex TCSANOW
Make the change immediately.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@item TCSADRAIN
@vindex TCSADRAIN
Make the change after waiting until all queued output has been written.
You should usually use this option when changing parameters that affect
output.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@item TCSAFLUSH
@vindex TCSAFLUSH
This is like @code{TCSADRAIN}, but also discards any queued input.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@item TCSASOFT
@vindex TCSASOFT
This is a flag bit that you can add to any of the above alternatives.
Its meaning is to inhibit alteration of the state of the terminal
hardware.  It is a BSD extension; it is only supported on BSD systems
and the GNU system.

Using @code{TCSASOFT} is exactly the same as setting the @code{CIGNORE}
bit in the @code{c_cflag} member of the structure @var{termios-p} points
to.  @xref{Control Modes}, for a description of @code{CIGNORE}.
@end table

If this function is called from a background process on its controlling
terminal, normally all processes in the process group are sent a
@code{SIGTTOU} signal, in the same way as if the process were trying to
write to the terminal.  The exception is if the calling process itself
is ignoring or blocking @code{SIGTTOU} signals, in which case the
operation is performed and no signal is sent.  @xref{Job Control}.

If successful, @code{tcsetattr} returns @math{0}.  A return value of
@math{-1} indicates an error.  The following @code{errno} error
conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} argument is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal.

@item EINVAL
Either the value of the @code{when} argument is not valid, or there is
something wrong with the data in the @var{termios-p} argument.
@end table
@end deftypefun

Although @code{tcgetattr} and @code{tcsetattr} specify the terminal
device with a file descriptor, the attributes are those of the terminal
device itself and not of the file descriptor.  This means that the
effects of changing terminal attributes are persistent; if another
process opens the terminal file later on, it will see the changed
attributes even though it doesn't have anything to do with the open file
descriptor you originally specified in changing the attributes.

Similarly, if a single process has multiple or duplicated file
descriptors for the same terminal device, changing the terminal
attributes affects input and output to all of these file
descriptors.  This means, for example, that you can't open one file
descriptor or stream to read from a terminal in the normal
line-buffered, echoed mode; and simultaneously have another file
descriptor for the same terminal that you use to read from it in
single-character, non-echoed mode.  Instead, you have to explicitly
switch the terminal back and forth between the two modes.

@node Setting Modes
@subsection Setting Terminal Modes Properly

When you set terminal modes, you should call @code{tcgetattr} first to
get the current modes of the particular terminal device, modify only
those modes that you are really interested in, and store the result with
@code{tcsetattr}.

It's a bad idea to simply initialize a @code{struct termios} structure
to a chosen set of attributes and pass it directly to @code{tcsetattr}.
Your program may be run years from now, on systems that support members
not documented in this manual.  The way to avoid setting these members
to unreasonable values is to avoid changing them.

What's more, different terminal devices may require different mode
settings in order to function properly.  So you should avoid blindly
copying attributes from one terminal device to another.

When a member contains a collection of independent flags, as the
@code{c_iflag}, @code{c_oflag} and @code{c_cflag} members do, even
setting the entire member is a bad idea, because particular operating
systems have their own flags.  Instead, you should start with the
current value of the member and alter only the flags whose values matter
in your program, leaving any other flags unchanged.

Here is an example of how to set one flag (@code{ISTRIP}) in the
@code{struct termios} structure while properly preserving all the other
data in the structure:

@smallexample
@group
int
set_istrip (int desc, int value)
@{
  struct termios settings;
  int result;
@end group

@group
  result = tcgetattr (desc, &settings);
  if (result < 0)
    @{
      perror ("error in tcgetattr");
      return 0;
    @}
@end group
@group
  settings.c_iflag &= ~ISTRIP;
  if (value)
    settings.c_iflag |= ISTRIP;
@end group
@group
  result = tcsetattr (desc, TCSANOW, &settings);
  if (result < 0)
    @{
      perror ("error in tcgetattr");
      return;
   @}
  return 1;
@}
@end group
@end smallexample

@node Input Modes
@subsection Input Modes

This section describes the terminal attribute flags that control
fairly low-level aspects of input processing: handling of parity errors,
break signals, flow control, and @key{RET} and @key{LFD} characters.

All of these flags are bits in the @code{c_iflag} member of the
@code{struct termios} structure.  The member is an integer, and you
change flags using the operators @code{&}, @code{|} and @code{^}.  Don't
try to specify the entire value for @code{c_iflag}---instead, change
only specific flags and leave the rest untouched (@pxref{Setting
Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t INPCK
@cindex parity checking
If this bit is set, input parity checking is enabled.  If it is not set,
no checking at all is done for parity errors on input; the
characters are simply passed through to the application.

Parity checking on input processing is independent of whether parity
detection and generation on the underlying terminal hardware is enabled;
see @ref{Control Modes}.  For example, you could clear the @code{INPCK}
input mode flag and set the @code{PARENB} control mode flag to ignore
parity errors on input, but still generate parity on output.

If this bit is set, what happens when a parity error is detected depends
on whether the @code{IGNPAR} or @code{PARMRK} bits are set.  If neither
of these bits are set, a byte with a parity error is passed to the
application as a @code{'\0'} character.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IGNPAR
If this bit is set, any byte with a framing or parity error is ignored.
This is only useful if @code{INPCK} is also set.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t PARMRK
If this bit is set, input bytes with parity or framing errors are marked
when passed to the program.  This bit is meaningful only when
@code{INPCK} is set and @code{IGNPAR} is not set.

The way erroneous bytes are marked is with two preceding bytes,
@code{377} and @code{0}.  Thus, the program actually reads three bytes
for one erroneous byte received from the terminal.

If a valid byte has the value @code{0377}, and @code{ISTRIP} (see below)
is not set, the program might confuse it with the prefix that marks a
parity error.  So a valid byte @code{0377} is passed to the program as
two bytes, @code{0377} @code{0377}, in this case.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ISTRIP
If this bit is set, valid input bytes are stripped to seven bits;
otherwise, all eight bits are available for programs to read.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IGNBRK
If this bit is set, break conditions are ignored.

@cindex break condition, detecting
A @dfn{break condition} is defined in the context of asynchronous
serial data transmission as a series of zero-value bits longer than a
single byte.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t BRKINT
If this bit is set and @code{IGNBRK} is not set, a break condition
clears the terminal input and output queues and raises a @code{SIGINT}
signal for the foreground process group associated with the terminal.

If neither @code{BRKINT} nor @code{IGNBRK} are set, a break condition is
passed to the application as a single @code{'\0'} character if
@code{PARMRK} is not set, or otherwise as a three-character sequence
@code{'\377'}, @code{'\0'}, @code{'\0'}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IGNCR
If this bit is set, carriage return characters (@code{'\r'}) are
discarded on input.  Discarding carriage return may be useful on
terminals that send both carriage return and linefeed when you type the
@key{RET} key.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ICRNL
If this bit is set and @code{IGNCR} is not set, carriage return characters
(@code{'\r'}) received as input are passed to the application as newline
characters (@code{'\n'}).
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t INLCR
If this bit is set, newline characters (@code{'\n'}) received as input
are passed to the application as carriage return characters (@code{'\r'}).
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IXOFF
If this bit is set, start/stop control on input is enabled.  In other
words, the computer sends STOP and START characters as necessary to
prevent input from coming in faster than programs are reading it.  The
idea is that the actual terminal hardware that is generating the input
data responds to a STOP character by suspending transmission, and to a
START character by resuming transmission.  @xref{Start/Stop Characters}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IXON
If this bit is set, start/stop control on output is enabled.  In other
words, if the computer receives a STOP character, it suspends output
until a START character is received.  In this case, the STOP and START
characters are never passed to the application program.  If this bit is
not set, then START and STOP can be read as ordinary characters.
@xref{Start/Stop Characters}.
@c !!! mention this interferes with using C-s and C-q for programs like emacs
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IXANY
If this bit is set, any input character restarts output when output has
been suspended with the STOP character.  Otherwise, only the START
character restarts output.

This is a BSD extension; it exists only on BSD systems and the GNU system.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IMAXBEL
If this bit is set, then filling up the terminal input buffer sends a
BEL character (code @code{007}) to the terminal to ring the bell.

This is a BSD extension.
@end deftypevr

@node Output Modes
@subsection Output Modes

This section describes the terminal flags and fields that control how
output characters are translated and padded for display.  All of these
are contained in the @code{c_oflag} member of the @w{@code{struct termios}}
structure.

The @code{c_oflag} member itself is an integer, and you change the flags
and fields using the operators @code{&}, @code{|}, and @code{^}.  Don't
try to specify the entire value for @code{c_oflag}---instead, change
only specific flags and leave the rest untouched (@pxref{Setting
Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t OPOST
If this bit is set, output data is processed in some unspecified way so
that it is displayed appropriately on the terminal device.  This
typically includes mapping newline characters (@code{'\n'}) onto
carriage return and linefeed pairs.

If this bit isn't set, the characters are transmitted as-is.
@end deftypevr

The following three bits are BSD features, and they exist only BSD
systems and the GNU system.  They are effective only if @code{OPOST} is
set.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ONLCR
If this bit is set, convert the newline character on output into a pair
of characters, carriage return followed by linefeed.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t OXTABS
If this bit is set, convert tab characters on output into the appropriate
number of spaces to emulate a tab stop every eight columns.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ONOEOT
If this bit is set, discard @kbd{C-d} characters (code @code{004}) on
output.  These characters cause many dial-up terminals to disconnect.
@end deftypevr

@node Control Modes
@subsection Control Modes

This section describes the terminal flags and fields that control
parameters usually associated with asynchronous serial data
transmission.  These flags may not make sense for other kinds of
terminal ports (such as a network connection pseudo-terminal).  All of
these are contained in the @code{c_cflag} member of the @code{struct
termios} structure.

The @code{c_cflag} member itself is an integer, and you change the flags
and fields using the operators @code{&}, @code{|}, and @code{^}.  Don't
try to specify the entire value for @code{c_cflag}---instead, change
only specific flags and leave the rest untouched (@pxref{Setting
Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CLOCAL
If this bit is set, it indicates that the terminal is connected
``locally'' and that the modem status lines (such as carrier detect)
should be ignored.
@cindex modem status lines
@cindex carrier detect

On many systems if this bit is not set and you call @code{open} without
the @code{O_NONBLOCK} flag set, @code{open} blocks until a modem
connection is established.

If this bit is not set and a modem disconnect is detected, a
@code{SIGHUP} signal is sent to the controlling process group for the
terminal (if it has one).  Normally, this causes the process to exit;
see @ref{Signal Handling}.  Reading from the terminal after a disconnect
causes an end-of-file condition, and writing causes an @code{EIO} error
to be returned.  The terminal device must be closed and reopened to
clear the condition.
@cindex modem disconnect
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t HUPCL
If this bit is set, a modem disconnect is generated when all processes
that have the terminal device open have either closed the file or exited.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CREAD
If this bit is set, input can be read from the terminal.  Otherwise,
input is discarded when it arrives.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CSTOPB
If this bit is set, two stop bits are used.  Otherwise, only one stop bit
is used.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t PARENB
If this bit is set, generation and detection of a parity bit are enabled.
@xref{Input Modes}, for information on how input parity errors are handled.

If this bit is not set, no parity bit is added to output characters, and
input characters are not checked for correct parity.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t PARODD
This bit is only useful if @code{PARENB} is set.  If @code{PARODD} is set,
odd parity is used, otherwise even parity is used.
@end deftypevr

The control mode flags also includes a field for the number of bits per
character.  You can use the @code{CSIZE} macro as a mask to extract the
value, like this: @code{settings.c_cflag & CSIZE}.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CSIZE
This is a mask for the number of bits per character.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CS5
This specifies five bits per byte.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CS6
This specifies six bits per byte.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CS7
This specifies seven bits per byte.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CS8
This specifies eight bits per byte.
@end deftypevr

The following four bits are BSD extensions; this exist only on BSD
systems and the GNU system.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CCTS_OFLOW
If this bit is set, enable flow control of output based on the CTS wire
(RS232 protocol).
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CRTS_IFLOW
If this bit is set, enable flow control of input based on the RTS wire
(RS232 protocol).
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t MDMBUF
If this bit is set, enable carrier-based flow control of output.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t CIGNORE
If this bit is set, it says to ignore the control modes and line speed
values entirely.  This is only meaningful in a call to @code{tcsetattr}.

The @code{c_cflag} member and the line speed values returned by
@code{cfgetispeed} and @code{cfgetospeed} will be unaffected by the
call.  @code{CIGNORE} is useful if you want to set all the software
modes in the other members, but leave the hardware details in
@code{c_cflag} unchanged.  (This is how the @code{TCSASOFT} flag to
@code{tcsettattr} works.)

This bit is never set in the structure filled in by @code{tcgetattr}.
@end deftypevr

@node Local Modes
@subsection Local Modes

This section describes the flags for the @code{c_lflag} member of the
@code{struct termios} structure.  These flags generally control
higher-level aspects of input processing than the input modes flags
described in @ref{Input Modes}, such as echoing, signals, and the choice
of canonical or noncanonical input.

The @code{c_lflag} member itself is an integer, and you change the flags
and fields using the operators @code{&}, @code{|}, and @code{^}.  Don't
try to specify the entire value for @code{c_lflag}---instead, change
only specific flags and leave the rest untouched (@pxref{Setting
Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ICANON
This bit, if set, enables canonical input processing mode.  Otherwise,
input is processed in noncanonical mode.  @xref{Canonical or Not}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHO
If this bit is set, echoing of input characters back to the terminal
is enabled.
@cindex echo of terminal input
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHOE
If this bit is set, echoing indicates erasure of input with the ERASE
character by erasing the last character in the current line from the
screen.  Otherwise, the character erased is re-echoed to show what has
happened (suitable for a printing terminal).

This bit only controls the display behavior; the @code{ICANON} bit by
itself controls actual recognition of the ERASE character and erasure of
input, without which @code{ECHOE} is simply irrelevant.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHOPRT
This bit is like @code{ECHOE}, enables display of the ERASE character in
a way that is geared to a hardcopy terminal.  When you type the ERASE
character, a @samp{\} character is printed followed by the first
character erased.  Typing the ERASE character again just prints the next
character erased.  Then, the next time you type a normal character, a
@samp{/} character is printed before the character echoes.

This is a BSD extension, and exists only in BSD systems and the
GNU system.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHOK
This bit enables special display of the KILL character by moving to a
new line after echoing the KILL character normally.  The behavior of
@code{ECHOKE} (below) is nicer to look at.

If this bit is not set, the KILL character echoes just as it would if it
were not the KILL character.  Then it is up to the user to remember that
the KILL character has erased the preceding input; there is no
indication of this on the screen.

This bit only controls the display behavior; the @code{ICANON} bit by
itself controls actual recognition of the KILL character and erasure of
input, without which @code{ECHOK} is simply irrelevant.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHOKE
This bit is similar to @code{ECHOK}.  It enables special display of the
KILL character by erasing on the screen the entire line that has been
killed.  This is a BSD extension, and exists only in BSD systems and the
GNU system.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHONL
If this bit is set and the @code{ICANON} bit is also set, then the
newline (@code{'\n'}) character is echoed even if the @code{ECHO} bit
is not set.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ECHOCTL
If this bit is set and the @code{ECHO} bit is also set, echo control
characters with @samp{^} followed by the corresponding text character.
Thus, control-A echoes as @samp{^A}.  This is usually the preferred mode
for interactive input, because echoing a control character back to the
terminal could have some undesired effect on the terminal.

This is a BSD extension, and exists only in BSD systems and the
GNU system.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ISIG
This bit controls whether the INTR, QUIT, and SUSP characters are
recognized.  The functions associated with these characters are performed
if and only if this bit is set.  Being in canonical or noncanonical
input mode has no affect on the interpretation of these characters.

You should use caution when disabling recognition of these characters.
Programs that cannot be interrupted interactively are very
user-unfriendly.  If you clear this bit, your program should provide
some alternate interface that allows the user to interactively send the
signals associated with these characters, or to escape from the program.
@cindex interactive signals, from terminal

@xref{Signal Characters}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t IEXTEN
POSIX.1 gives @code{IEXTEN} implementation-defined meaning,
so you cannot rely on this interpretation on all systems.

On BSD systems and the GNU system, it enables the LNEXT and DISCARD characters.
@xref{Other Special}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t NOFLSH
Normally, the INTR, QUIT, and SUSP characters cause input and output
queues for the terminal to be cleared.  If this bit is set, the queues
are not cleared.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t TOSTOP
If this bit is set and the system supports job control, then
@code{SIGTTOU} signals are generated by background processes that
attempt to write to the terminal.  @xref{Access to the Terminal}.
@end deftypevr

The following bits are BSD extensions; they exist only in BSD systems
and the GNU system.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t ALTWERASE
This bit determines how far the WERASE character should erase.  The
WERASE character erases back to the beginning of a word; the question
is, where do words begin?

If this bit is clear, then the beginning of a word is a nonwhitespace
character following a whitespace character.  If the bit is set, then the
beginning of a word is an alphanumeric character or underscore following
a character which is none of those.

@xref{Editing Characters}, for more information about the WERASE character.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t FLUSHO
This is the bit that toggles when the user types the DISCARD character.
While this bit is set, all output is discarded.  @xref{Other Special}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t NOKERNINFO
Setting this bit disables handling of the STATUS character.
@xref{Other Special}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro tcflag_t PENDIN
If this bit is set, it indicates that there is a line of input that
needs to be reprinted.  Typing the REPRINT character sets this bit; the
bit remains set until reprinting is finished.  @xref{Editing Characters}.
@end deftypevr

@c EXTPROC is too obscure to document now.  --roland

@node Line Speed
@subsection Line Speed
@cindex line speed
@cindex baud rate
@cindex terminal line speed
@cindex terminal line speed

The terminal line speed tells the computer how fast to read and write
data on the terminal.

If the terminal is connected to a real serial line, the terminal speed
you specify actually controls the line---if it doesn't match the
terminal's own idea of the speed, communication does not work.  Real
serial ports accept only certain standard speeds.  Also, particular
hardware may not support even all the standard speeds.  Specifying a
speed of zero hangs up a dialup connection and turns off modem control
signals.

If the terminal is not a real serial line (for example, if it is a
network connection), then the line speed won't really affect data
transmission speed, but some programs will use it to determine the
amount of padding needed.  It's best to specify a line speed value that
matches the actual speed of the actual terminal, but you can safely
experiment with different values to vary the amount of padding.

There are actually two line speeds for each terminal, one for input and
one for output.  You can set them independently, but most often
terminals use the same speed for both directions.

The speed values are stored in the @code{struct termios} structure, but
don't try to access them in the @code{struct termios} structure
directly.  Instead, you should use the following functions to read and
store them:

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun speed_t cfgetospeed (const struct termios *@var{termios-p})
This function returns the output line speed stored in the structure
@code{*@var{termios-p}}.
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun speed_t cfgetispeed (const struct termios *@var{termios-p})
This function returns the input line speed stored in the structure
@code{*@var{termios-p}}.
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int cfsetospeed (struct termios *@var{termios-p}, speed_t @var{speed})
This function stores @var{speed} in @code{*@var{termios-p}} as the output
speed.  The normal return value is @math{0}; a value of @math{-1}
indicates an error.  If @var{speed} is not a speed, @code{cfsetospeed}
returns @math{-1}.
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int cfsetispeed (struct termios *@var{termios-p}, speed_t @var{speed})
This function stores @var{speed} in @code{*@var{termios-p}} as the input
speed.  The normal return value is @math{0}; a value of @math{-1}
indicates an error.  If @var{speed} is not a speed, @code{cfsetospeed}
returns @math{-1}.
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int cfsetspeed (struct termios *@var{termios-p}, speed_t @var{speed})
This function stores @var{speed} in @code{*@var{termios-p}} as both the
input and output speeds.  The normal return value is @math{0}; a value
of @math{-1} indicates an error.  If @var{speed} is not a speed,
@code{cfsetspeed} returns @math{-1}.  This function is an extension in
4.4 BSD.
@end deftypefun

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftp {Data Type} speed_t
The @code{speed_t} type is an unsigned integer data type used to
represent line speeds.
@end deftp

The functions @code{cfsetospeed} and @code{cfsetispeed} report errors
only for speed values that the system simply cannot handle.  If you
specify a speed value that is basically acceptable, then those functions
will succeed.  But they do not check that a particular hardware device
can actually support the specified speeds---in fact, they don't know
which device you plan to set the speed for.  If you use @code{tcsetattr}
to set the speed of a particular device to a value that it cannot
handle, @code{tcsetattr} returns @math{-1}.

@strong{Portability note:} In the GNU library, the functions above
accept speeds measured in bits per second as input, and return speed
values measured in bits per second.  Other libraries require speeds to
be indicated by special codes.  For POSIX.1 portability, you must use
one of the following symbols to represent the speed; their precise
numeric values are system-dependent, but each name has a fixed meaning:
@code{B110} stands for 110 bps, @code{B300} for 300 bps, and so on.
There is no portable way to represent any speed but these, but these are
the only speeds that typical serial lines can support.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B0
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B50
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B75
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B110
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B134
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B150
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B200
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B300
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B600
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B1200
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B1800
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B2400
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B4800
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B9600
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B19200
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@vindex B38400
@comment termios.h
@comment GNU
@vindex B57600
@comment termios.h
@comment GNU
@vindex B115200
@comment termios.h
@comment GNU
@vindex B230400
@comment termios.h
@comment GNU
@vindex B460800
@smallexample
B0  B50  B75  B110  B134  B150  B200
B300  B600  B1200  B1800  B2400  B4800
B9600  B19200  B38400  B57600  B115200
B230400  B460800
@end smallexample

@vindex EXTA
@vindex EXTB
BSD defines two additional speed symbols as aliases: @code{EXTA} is an
alias for @code{B19200} and @code{EXTB} is an alias for @code{B38400}.
These aliases are obsolete.

@node Special Characters
@subsection Special Characters

In canonical input, the terminal driver recognizes a number of special
characters which perform various control functions.  These include the
ERASE character (usually @key{DEL}) for editing input, and other editing
characters.  The INTR character (normally @kbd{C-c}) for sending a
@code{SIGINT} signal, and other signal-raising characters, may be
available in either canonical or noncanonical input mode.  All these
characters are described in this section.

The particular characters used are specified in the @code{c_cc} member
of the @code{struct termios} structure.  This member is an array; each
element specifies the character for a particular role.  Each element has
a symbolic constant that stands for the index of that element---for
example, @code{VINTR} is the index of the element that specifies the INTR
character, so storing @code{'='} in @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VINTR]}
specifies @samp{=} as the INTR character.

@vindex _POSIX_VDISABLE
On some systems, you can disable a particular special character function
by specifying the value @code{_POSIX_VDISABLE} for that role.  This
value is unequal to any possible character code.  @xref{Options for
Files}, for more information about how to tell whether the operating
system you are using supports @code{_POSIX_VDISABLE}.

@menu
* Editing Characters::          Special characters that terminate lines and
                                  delete text, and other editing functions.
* Signal Characters::           Special characters that send or raise signals
                                  to or for certain classes of processes.
* Start/Stop Characters::       Special characters that suspend or resume
                                  suspended output.
* Other Special::		Other special characters for BSD systems:
				  they can discard output, and print status.
@end menu

@node Editing Characters
@subsubsection Characters for Input Editing

These special characters are active only in canonical input mode.
@xref{Canonical or Not}.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VEOF
@cindex EOF character
This is the subscript for the EOF character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VEOF]} holds the character
itself.

The EOF character is recognized only in canonical input mode.  It acts
as a line terminator in the same way as a newline character, but if the
EOF character is typed at the beginning of a line it causes @code{read}
to return a byte count of zero, indicating end-of-file.  The EOF
character itself is discarded.

Usually, the EOF character is @kbd{C-d}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VEOL
@cindex EOL character
This is the subscript for the EOL character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VEOL]} holds the character
itself.

The EOL character is recognized only in canonical input mode.  It acts
as a line terminator, just like a newline character.  The EOL character
is not discarded; it is read as the last character in the input line.

@c !!! example: this is set to ESC by 4.3 csh with "set filec" so it can
@c complete partial lines without using cbreak or raw mode.

You don't need to use the EOL character to make @key{RET} end a line.
Just set the ICRNL flag.  In fact, this is the default state of
affairs.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VEOL2
@cindex EOL2 character
This is the subscript for the EOL2 character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VEOL2]} holds the character
itself.

The EOL2 character works just like the EOL character (see above), but it
can be a different character.  Thus, you can specify two characters to
terminate an input line, by setting EOL to one of them and EOL2 to the
other.

The EOL2 character is a BSD extension; it exists only on BSD systems
and the GNU system.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VERASE
@cindex ERASE character
This is the subscript for the ERASE character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VERASE]} holds the
character itself.

The ERASE character is recognized only in canonical input mode.  When
the user types the erase character, the previous character typed is
discarded.  (If the terminal generates multibyte character sequences,
this may cause more than one byte of input to be discarded.)  This
cannot be used to erase past the beginning of the current line of text.
The ERASE character itself is discarded.
@c !!! mention ECHOE here

Usually, the ERASE character is @key{DEL}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VWERASE
@cindex WERASE character
This is the subscript for the WERASE character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VWERASE]} holds the character
itself.

The WERASE character is recognized only in canonical mode.  It erases an
entire word of prior input, and any whitespace after it; whitespace
characters before the word are not erased.

The definition of a ``word'' depends on the setting of the
@code{ALTWERASE} mode; @pxref{Local Modes}.

If the @code{ALTWERASE} mode is not set, a word is defined as a sequence
of any characters except space or tab.

If the @code{ALTWERASE} mode is set, a word is defined as a sequence of
characters containing only letters, numbers, and underscores, optionally
followed by one character that is not a letter, number, or underscore.

The WERASE character is usually @kbd{C-w}.

This is a BSD extension.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VKILL
@cindex KILL character
This is the subscript for the KILL character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VKILL]} holds the character
itself.

The KILL character is recognized only in canonical input mode.  When the
user types the kill character, the entire contents of the current line
of input are discarded.  The kill character itself is discarded too.

The KILL character is usually @kbd{C-u}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VREPRINT
@cindex REPRINT character
This is the subscript for the REPRINT character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VREPRINT]} holds the character
itself.

The REPRINT character is recognized only in canonical mode.  It reprints
the current input line.  If some asynchronous output has come while you
are typing, this lets you see the line you are typing clearly again.

The REPRINT character is usually @kbd{C-r}.

This is a BSD extension.
@end deftypevr

@node Signal Characters
@subsubsection Characters that Cause Signals

These special characters may be active in either canonical or noncanonical
input mode, but only when the @code{ISIG} flag is set (@pxref{Local
Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VINTR
@cindex INTR character
@cindex interrupt character
This is the subscript for the INTR character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VINTR]} holds the character
itself.

The INTR (interrupt) character raises a @code{SIGINT} signal for all
processes in the foreground job associated with the terminal.  The INTR
character itself is then discarded.  @xref{Signal Handling}, for more
information about signals.

Typically, the INTR character is @kbd{C-c}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VQUIT
@cindex QUIT character
This is the subscript for the QUIT character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VQUIT]} holds the character
itself.

The QUIT character raises a @code{SIGQUIT} signal for all processes in
the foreground job associated with the terminal.  The QUIT character
itself is then discarded.  @xref{Signal Handling}, for more information
about signals.

Typically, the QUIT character is @kbd{C-\}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VSUSP
@cindex SUSP character
@cindex suspend character
This is the subscript for the SUSP character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VSUSP]} holds the character
itself.

The SUSP (suspend) character is recognized only if the implementation
supports job control (@pxref{Job Control}).  It causes a @code{SIGTSTP}
signal to be sent to all processes in the foreground job associated with
the terminal.  The SUSP character itself is then discarded.
@xref{Signal Handling}, for more information about signals.

Typically, the SUSP character is @kbd{C-z}.
@end deftypevr

Few applications disable the normal interpretation of the SUSP
character.  If your program does this, it should provide some other
mechanism for the user to stop the job.  When the user invokes this
mechanism, the program should send a @code{SIGTSTP} signal to the
process group of the process, not just to the process itself.
@xref{Signaling Another Process}.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VDSUSP
@cindex DSUSP character
@cindex delayed suspend character
This is the subscript for the DSUSP character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VDSUSP]} holds the character
itself.

The DSUSP (suspend) character is recognized only if the implementation
supports job control (@pxref{Job Control}).  It sends a @code{SIGTSTP}
signal, like the SUSP character, but not right away---only when the
program tries to read it as input.  Not all systems with job control
support DSUSP; only BSD-compatible systems (including the GNU system).

@xref{Signal Handling}, for more information about signals.

Typically, the DSUSP character is @kbd{C-y}.
@end deftypevr

@node Start/Stop Characters
@subsubsection Special Characters for Flow Control

These special characters may be active in either canonical or noncanonical
input mode, but their use is controlled by the flags @code{IXON} and
@code{IXOFF} (@pxref{Input Modes}).

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VSTART
@cindex START character
This is the subscript for the START character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VSTART]} holds the
character itself.

The START character is used to support the @code{IXON} and @code{IXOFF}
input modes.  If @code{IXON} is set, receiving a START character resumes
suspended output; the START character itself is discarded.  If
@code{IXANY} is set, receiving any character at all resumes suspended
output; the resuming character is not discarded unless it is the START
character.  @code{IXOFF} is set, the system may also transmit START
characters to the terminal.

The usual value for the START character is @kbd{C-q}.  You may not be
able to change this value---the hardware may insist on using @kbd{C-q}
regardless of what you specify.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VSTOP
@cindex STOP character
This is the subscript for the STOP character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VSTOP]} holds the character
itself.

The STOP character is used to support the @code{IXON} and @code{IXOFF}
input modes.  If @code{IXON} is set, receiving a STOP character causes
output to be suspended; the STOP character itself is discarded.  If
@code{IXOFF} is set, the system may also transmit STOP characters to the
terminal, to prevent the input queue from overflowing.

The usual value for the STOP character is @kbd{C-s}.  You may not be
able to change this value---the hardware may insist on using @kbd{C-s}
regardless of what you specify.
@end deftypevr

@node Other Special
@subsubsection Other Special Characters

These special characters exist only in BSD systems and the GNU system.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VLNEXT
@cindex LNEXT character
This is the subscript for the LNEXT character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VLNEXT]} holds the character
itself.

The LNEXT character is recognized only when @code{IEXTEN} is set, but in
both canonical and noncanonical mode.  It disables any special
significance of the next character the user types.  Even if the
character would normally perform some editing function or generate a
signal, it is read as a plain character.  This is the analogue of the
@kbd{C-q} command in Emacs.  ``LNEXT'' stands for ``literal next.''

The LNEXT character is usually @kbd{C-v}.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VDISCARD
@cindex DISCARD character
This is the subscript for the DISCARD character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VDISCARD]} holds the character
itself.

The DISCARD character is recognized only when @code{IEXTEN} is set, but
in both canonical and noncanonical mode.  Its effect is to toggle the
discard-output flag.  When this flag is set, all program output is
discarded.  Setting the flag also discards all output currently in the
output buffer.  Typing any other character resets the flag.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypevr Macro int VSTATUS
@cindex STATUS character
This is the subscript for the STATUS character in the special control
character array.  @code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VSTATUS]} holds the character
itself.

The STATUS character's effect is to print out a status message about how
the current process is running.

The STATUS character is recognized only in canonical mode, and only if
@code{NOKERNINFO} is not set.
@end deftypevr

@node Noncanonical Input
@subsection Noncanonical Input

In noncanonical input mode, the special editing characters such as
ERASE and KILL are ignored.  The system facilities for the user to edit
input are disabled in noncanonical mode, so that all input characters
(unless they are special for signal or flow-control purposes) are passed
to the application program exactly as typed.  It is up to the
application program to give the user ways to edit the input, if
appropriate.

Noncanonical mode offers special parameters called MIN and TIME for
controlling whether and how long to wait for input to be available.  You
can even use them to avoid ever waiting---to return immediately with
whatever input is available, or with no input.

The MIN and TIME are stored in elements of the @code{c_cc} array, which
is a member of the @w{@code{struct termios}} structure.  Each element of
this array has a particular role, and each element has a symbolic
constant that stands for the index of that element.  @code{VMIN} and
@code{VMAX} are the names for the indices in the array of the MIN and
TIME slots.

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VMIN
@cindex MIN termios slot
This is the subscript for the MIN slot in the @code{c_cc} array.  Thus,
@code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VMIN]} is the value itself.

The MIN slot is only meaningful in noncanonical input mode; it
specifies the minimum number of bytes that must be available in the
input queue in order for @code{read} to return.
@end deftypevr

@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypevr Macro int VTIME
@cindex TIME termios slot
This is the subscript for the TIME slot in the @code{c_cc} array.  Thus,
@code{@var{termios}.c_cc[VTIME]} is the value itself.

The TIME slot is only meaningful in noncanonical input mode; it
specifies how long to wait for input before returning, in units of 0.1
seconds.
@end deftypevr

The MIN and TIME values interact to determine the criterion for when
@code{read} should return; their precise meanings depend on which of
them are nonzero.  There are four possible cases:

@itemize @bullet
@item
Both TIME and MIN are nonzero.

In this case, TIME specifies how long to wait after each input character
to see if more input arrives.  After the first character received,
@code{read} keeps waiting until either MIN bytes have arrived in all, or
TIME elapses with no further input.

@code{read} always blocks until the first character arrives, even if
TIME elapses first.  @code{read} can return more than MIN characters if
more than MIN happen to be in the queue.

@item
Both MIN and TIME are zero.

In this case, @code{read} always returns immediately with as many
characters as are available in the queue, up to the number requested.
If no input is immediately available, @code{read} returns a value of
zero.

@item
MIN is zero but TIME has a nonzero value.

In this case, @code{read} waits for time TIME for input to become
available; the availability of a single byte is enough to satisfy the
read request and cause @code{read} to return.  When it returns, it
returns as many characters as are available, up to the number requested.
If no input is available before the timer expires, @code{read} returns a
value of zero.

@item
TIME is zero but MIN has a nonzero value.

In this case, @code{read} waits until at least MIN bytes are available
in the queue.  At that time, @code{read} returns as many characters as
are available, up to the number requested.  @code{read} can return more
than MIN characters if more than MIN happen to be in the queue.
@end itemize

What happens if MIN is 50 and you ask to read just 10 bytes?
Normally, @code{read} waits until there are 50 bytes in the buffer (or,
more generally, the wait condition described above is satisfied), and
then reads 10 of them, leaving the other 40 buffered in the operating
system for a subsequent call to @code{read}.

@strong{Portability note:} On some systems, the MIN and TIME slots are
actually the same as the EOF and EOL slots.  This causes no serious
problem because the MIN and TIME slots are used only in noncanonical
input and the EOF and EOL slots are used only in canonical input, but it
isn't very clean.  The GNU library allocates separate slots for these
uses.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int cfmakeraw (struct termios *@var{termios-p})
This function provides an easy way to set up @code{*@var{termios-p}} for
what has traditionally been called ``raw mode'' in BSD.  This uses
noncanonical input, and turns off most processing to give an unmodified
channel to the terminal.

It does exactly this:
@smallexample
  @var{termios-p}->c_iflag &= ~(IGNBRK|BRKINT|PARMRK|ISTRIP
                                |INLCR|IGNCR|ICRNL|IXON);
  @var{termios-p}->c_oflag &= ~OPOST;
  @var{termios-p}->c_lflag &= ~(ECHO|ECHONL|ICANON|ISIG|IEXTEN);
  @var{termios-p}->c_cflag &= ~(CSIZE|PARENB);
  @var{termios-p}->c_cflag |= CS8;
@end smallexample
@end deftypefun


@node BSD Terminal Modes
@section BSD Terminal Modes
@cindex terminal modes, BSD

The usual way to get and set terminal modes is with the functions described
in @ref{Terminal Modes}.  However, on some systems you can use the 
BSD-derived functions in this section to do some of the same thing.  On
many systems, these functions do not exist.  Even with the GNU C library,
the functions simply fail with @code{errno} = @code{ENOSYS} with many
kernels, including Linux.

The symbols used in this section are declared in @file{sgtty.h}.

@comment termios.h
@comment BSD
@deftp {Data Type} {struct sgttyb}
This structure is an input or output parameter list for @code{gtty} and
@code{stty}.

@table @code
@item char sg_ispeed
Line speed for input
@item char sg_ospeed
Line speed for output
@item char sg_erase
Erase character
@item char sg_kill
Kill character
@item int sg_flags
Various flags
@end table
@end deftp

@comment sgtty.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int gtty (int @var{filedes}, struct sgttyb *@var{attributes})
This function gets the attributes of a terminal.

@code{gtty} sets *@var{attributes} to describe the terminal attributes
of the terminal which is open with file descriptor @var{filedes}.
@end deftypefun

@comment sgtty.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int stty (int @var{filedes}, struct sgttyb * attributes)

This function sets the attributes of a terminal.

@code{stty} sets the terminal attributes of the terminal which is open with
file descriptor @var{filedes} to those described by *@var{filedes}.
@end deftypefun

@node Line Control
@section Line Control Functions
@cindex terminal line control functions

These functions perform miscellaneous control actions on terminal
devices.  As regards terminal access, they are treated like doing
output: if any of these functions is used by a background process on its
controlling terminal, normally all processes in the process group are
sent a @code{SIGTTOU} signal.  The exception is if the calling process
itself is ignoring or blocking @code{SIGTTOU} signals, in which case the
operation is performed and no signal is sent.  @xref{Job Control}.

@cindex break condition, generating
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcsendbreak (int @var{filedes}, int @var{duration})
This function generates a break condition by transmitting a stream of
zero bits on the terminal associated with the file descriptor
@var{filedes}.  The duration of the break is controlled by the
@var{duration} argument.  If zero, the duration is between 0.25 and 0.5
seconds.  The meaning of a nonzero value depends on the operating system.

This function does nothing if the terminal is not an asynchronous serial
data port.

The return value is normally zero.  In the event of an error, a value
of @math{-1} is returned.  The following @code{errno} error conditions
are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal device.
@end table
@end deftypefun


@cindex flushing terminal output queue
@cindex terminal output queue, flushing
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcdrain (int @var{filedes})
The @code{tcdrain} function waits until all queued
output to the terminal @var{filedes} has been transmitted.

This function is a cancelation point in multi-threaded programs.  This
is a problem if the thread allocates some resources (like memory, file
descriptors, semaphores or whatever) at the time @code{tcdrain} is
called.  If the thread gets canceled these resources stay allocated
until the program ends.  To avoid this calls to @code{tcdrain} should be
protected using cancelation handlers.
@c ref pthread_cleanup_push / pthread_cleanup_pop

The return value is normally zero.  In the event of an error, a value
of @math{-1} is returned.  The following @code{errno} error conditions
are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal device.

@item EINTR
The operation was interrupted by delivery of a signal.
@xref{Interrupted Primitives}.
@end table
@end deftypefun


@cindex clearing terminal input queue
@cindex terminal input queue, clearing
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcflush (int @var{filedes}, int @var{queue})
The @code{tcflush} function is used to clear the input and/or output
queues associated with the terminal file @var{filedes}.  The @var{queue}
argument specifies which queue(s) to clear, and can be one of the
following values:

@c Extra blank lines here make it look better.
@table @code
@vindex TCIFLUSH
@item TCIFLUSH

Clear any input data received, but not yet read.

@vindex TCOFLUSH
@item TCOFLUSH

Clear any output data written, but not yet transmitted.

@vindex TCIOFLUSH
@item TCIOFLUSH

Clear both queued input and output.
@end table

The return value is normally zero.  In the event of an error, a value
of @math{-1} is returned.  The following @code{errno} error conditions
are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal device.

@item EINVAL
A bad value was supplied as the @var{queue} argument.
@end table

It is unfortunate that this function is named @code{tcflush}, because
the term ``flush'' is normally used for quite another operation---waiting
until all output is transmitted---and using it for discarding input or
output would be confusing.  Unfortunately, the name @code{tcflush} comes
from POSIX and we cannot change it.
@end deftypefun

@cindex flow control, terminal
@cindex terminal flow control
@comment termios.h
@comment POSIX.1
@deftypefun int tcflow (int @var{filedes}, int @var{action})
The @code{tcflow} function is used to perform operations relating to
XON/XOFF flow control on the terminal file specified by @var{filedes}.

The @var{action} argument specifies what operation to perform, and can
be one of the following values:

@table @code
@vindex TCOOFF
@item TCOOFF
Suspend transmission of output.

@vindex TCOON
@item TCOON
Restart transmission of output.

@vindex TCIOFF
@item TCIOFF
Transmit a STOP character.

@vindex TCION
@item TCION
Transmit a START character.
@end table

For more information about the STOP and START characters, see @ref{Special
Characters}.

The return value is normally zero.  In the event of an error, a value
of @math{-1} is returned.  The following @code{errno} error conditions
are defined for this function:

@table @code
@vindex EBADF
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} is not a valid file descriptor.

@vindex ENOTTY
@item ENOTTY
The @var{filedes} is not associated with a terminal device.

@vindex EINVAL
@item EINVAL
A bad value was supplied as the @var{action} argument.
@end table
@end deftypefun

@node Noncanon Example
@section Noncanonical Mode Example

Here is an example program that shows how you can set up a terminal
device to read single characters in noncanonical input mode, without
echo.

@smallexample
@include termios.c.texi
@end smallexample

This program is careful to restore the original terminal modes before
exiting or terminating with a signal.  It uses the @code{atexit}
function (@pxref{Cleanups on Exit}) to make sure this is done
by @code{exit}.

@ignore
@c !!!! the example doesn't handle any signals!
The signals handled in the example are the ones that typically occur due
to actions of the user.  It might be desirable to handle other signals
such as SIGSEGV that can result from bugs in the program.
@end ignore

The shell is supposed to take care of resetting the terminal modes when
a process is stopped or continued; see @ref{Job Control}.  But some
existing shells do not actually do this, so you may wish to establish
handlers for job control signals that reset terminal modes.  The above
example does so.


@node Pseudo-Terminals
@section Pseudo-Terminals
@cindex pseudo-terminals

A @dfn{pseudo-terminal} is a special interprocess communication channel
that acts like a terminal.  One end of the channel is called the
@dfn{master} side or @dfn{master pseudo-terminal device}, the other side
is called the @dfn{slave} side.  Data written to the master side is
received by the slave side as if it was the result of a user typing at
an ordinary terminal, and data written to the slave side is sent to the
master side as if it was written on an ordinary terminal.

Pseudo terminals are the way programs like @code{xterm} and @code{emacs}
implement their terminal emulation functionality.

@menu
* Allocation::             Allocating a pseudo terminal.
* Pseudo-Terminal Pairs::  How to open both sides of a
                            pseudo-terminal in a single operation.
@end menu

@node Allocation
@subsection Allocating Pseudo-Terminals
@cindex allocating pseudo-terminals

@pindex stdlib.h
This subsection describes functions for allocating a pseudo-terminal,
and for making this pseudo-terminal available for actual use.  These
functions are declared in the header file @file{stdlib.h}.

@comment stdlib.h
@comment GNU
@deftypefun int getpt (void)
The @code{getpt} function returns a new file descriptor for the next
available master pseudo-terminal.  The normal return value from
@code{getpt} is a non-negative integer file descriptor.  In the case of
an error, a value of @math{-1} is returned instead.  The following
@code{errno} conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item ENOENT
There are no free master pseudo-terminals available.
@end table

This function is a GNU extension.
@end deftypefun

@comment stdlib.h
@comment SVID, XPG4.2
@deftypefun int grantpt (int @var{filedes})
The @code{grantpt} function changes the ownership and access permission
of the slave pseudo-terminal device corresponding to the master
pseudo-terminal device associated with the file descriptor
@var{filedes}.  The owner is set from the real user ID of the calling
process (@pxref{Process Persona}), and the group is set to a special
group (typically @dfn{tty}) or from the real group ID of the calling
process.  The access permission is set such that the file is both
readable and writable by the owner and only writable by the group.

On some systems this function is implemented by invoking a special
@code{setuid} root program (@pxref{How Change Persona}).  As a
consequence, installing a signal handler for the @code{SIGCHLD} signal
(@pxref{Job Control Signals}) may interfere with a call to
@code{grantpt}.

The normal return value from @code{grantpt} is @math{0}; a value of
@math{-1} is returned in case of failure.  The following @code{errno}
error conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} argument is not a valid file descriptor.

@item ENINVAL
The @var{filedes} argument is not associated with a master pseudo-terminal
device.

@item EACCESS
The slave pseudo-terminal device corresponding to the master associated
with @var{filedes} could not be accessed.
@end table

@end deftypefun

@comment stdlib.h
@comment SVID, XPG4.2
@deftypefun int unlockpt (int @var{filedes})
The @code{unlockpt} function unlocks the slave pseudo-terminal device
corresponding to the master pseudo-terminal device associated with the
file descriptor @var{filedes}.  On many systems, the slave can only be
opened after unlocking, so portable applications should always call
@code{unlockpt} before trying to open the slave.

The normal return value from @code{unlockpt} is @math{0}; a value of
@math{-1} is returned in case of failure.  The following @code{errno}
error conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item EBADF
The @var{filedes} argument is not a valid file descriptor.

@item EINVAL
The @var{filedes} argument is not associated with a master pseudo-terminal
device.
@end table
@end deftypefun

@comment stdlib.h
@comment SVID, XPG4.2
@deftypefun {char *} ptsname (int @var{filedes})
If the file descriptor @var{filedes} is associated with a
master pseudo-terminal device, the @code{ptsname} function returns a
pointer to a statically-allocated, null-terminated string containing the
file name of the associated slave pseudo-terminal file.  This string
might be overwritten by subsequent calls to @code{ptsname}.
@end deftypefun

@comment stdlib.h
@comment GNU
@deftypefun int ptsname_r (int @var{filedes}, char *@var{buf}, size_t @var{len})
The @code{ptsname_r} function is similar to the @code{ptsname} function
except that it places its result into the user-specified buffer starting
at @var{buf} with length @var{len}.

This function is a GNU extension.
@end deftypefun

@strong{Portability Note:} On @w{System V} derived systems, the file
returned by the @code{ptsname} and @code{ptsname_r} functions may be
STREAMS-based, and therefore require additional processing after opening
before it actually behaves as a pseudo terminal.
@c FIXME: xref STREAMS

Typical usage of these functions is illustrated by the following example:
@smallexample
int
open_pty_pair (int *amaster, int *aslave)
@{
  int master, slave;
  char *name;

  master = getpt ();
  if (master < 0)
    return 0;

  if (grantpt (master) < 0 || unlockpt (master) < 0)
    goto close_master;
  name = ptsname (master);
  if (name == NULL)
    goto close_master;

  slave = open (name, O_RDWR);
  if (slave == -1)
    goto close_master;

  if (isastream (slave))
    @{
      if (ioctl (slave, I_PUSH, "ptem") < 0
          || ioctl (slave, I_PUSH, "ldterm") < 0)
        goto close_slave;
    @}

  *amaster = master;
  *aslave = slave;
  return 1;

close_slave:
  close (slave);

close_master:
  close (master);
  return 0;
@}
@end smallexample

@node Pseudo-Terminal Pairs
@subsection Opening a Pseudo-Terminal Pair
@cindex opening a pseudo-terminal pair

These functions, derived from BSD, are available in the separate
@file{libutil} library, and declared in @file{pty.h}.

@comment pty.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int openpty (int *@var{amaster}, int *@var{aslave}, char *@var{name}, struct termios *@var{termp}, struct winsize *@var{winp})
This function allocates and opens a pseudo-terminal pair, returning the
file descriptor for the master in @var{*amaster}, and the file
descriptor for the slave in @var{*aslave}.  If the argument @var{name}
is not a null pointer, the file name of the slave pseudo-terminal
device is stored in @code{*name}.  If @var{termp} is not a null pointer,
the terminal attributes of the slave are set to the ones specified in
the structure that @var{termp} points to (@pxref{Terminal Modes}).
Likewise, if the @var{winp} is not a null pointer, the screen size of
the slave is set to the values specified in the structure that
@var{winp} points to.

The normal return value from @code{openpty} is @math{0}; a value of
@math{-1} is returned in case of failure.  The following @code{errno}
conditions are defined for this function:

@table @code
@item ENOENT
There are no free pseudo-terminal pairs available.
@end table

@strong{Warning:} Using the @code{openpty} function with @var{name} not
set to @code{NULL} is @strong{very dangerous} because it provides no
protection against overflowing the string @var{name}.  You should use
the @code{ttyname} function on the file descriptor returned in
@var{*slave} to find out the file name of the slave pseudo-terminal
device instead.
@end deftypefun

@comment pty.h
@comment BSD
@deftypefun int forkpty (int *@var{amaster}, char *@var{name}, struct termios *@var{termp}, struct winsize *@var{winp})
This function is similar to the @code{openpty} function, but in
addition, forks a new process (@pxref{Creating a Process}) and makes the
newly opened slave pseudo-terminal device the controlling terminal
(@pxref{Controlling Terminal}) for the child process.

If the operation is successful, there are then both parent and child
processes and both see @code{forkpty} return, but with different values:
it returns a value of @math{0} in the child process and returns the child's
process ID in the parent process.

If the allocation of a pseudo-terminal pair or the process creation
failed, @code{forkpty} returns a value of @math{-1} in the parent
process.

@strong{Warning:} The @code{forkpty} function has the same problems with
respect to the @var{name} argument as @code{openpty}.
@end deftypefun