ttyslot(3C)                                           ttyslot(3C)



NAME
     ttyslot - finds the slot in the utmp  file  of  the  current
     user

SYNOPSIS
     int ttyslot()

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

STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES
     A value of 0 is returned if an error is encountered while
     searching for the terminal name or if none of the above file
     descriptors is associated with a terminal device.

FILES
     /etc/inittab
          File containing initialization table
     /etc/utmp
          Temporary file

SEE ALSO
     getut(3C), ttyname(3C)




























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