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PSX_TTYNAME - Get the name of the terminal

Description:
Get the name of the terminal attached to the given file descriptor.

Invocation:
CALL PSX_TTYNAME( FILDSC, TNAME, STATUS )

Arguments:

FILDSC = INTEGER (Given)
The file descriptor.
TNAME = CHARACTER * ( * ) (Returned)
The name of the terminal attached to FILDSC.
STATUS = INTEGER (Given)
The global status.

Examples:

CALL PSX_TTYNAME( 0, TNAME, STATUS )
When run on a Unix system, this will return something like "/dev/ttyp2" (without the quotes).

Notes:

External Routines Used
cnf: cnfExprt

References

Copyright
Copyright (C) 1991 Science & Engineering Research Council


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PSX POSIX interface routines
Starlink User Note 121
P M Allan
A J Chipperfield
10 April 2003
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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