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Pty(3)		      User Contributed Perl Documentation		Pty(3)

NAME
       IO::Pty - Pseudo TTY object class

VERSION
       1.11

SYNOPSIS
	   use IO::Pty;

	   $pty = new IO::Pty;

	   $slave  = $pty->slave;

	   foreach $val (1..10) {
	       print $pty "$val\n";
	       $_ = <$slave>;
	       print "$_";
	   }

	   close($slave);

DESCRIPTION
       "IO::Pty" provides an interface to allow the creation of a pseudo tty.

       "IO::Pty" inherits from "IO::Handle" and so provide all the methods
       defined by the "IO::Handle" package.

       Please note that pty creation is very system-dependend.	If you have
       problems, see IO::Tty for help.

CONSTRUCTOR
       new
	  The "new" constructor takes no arguments and returns a new file
	  object which is the master side of the pseudo tty.

METHODS
       ttyname()
	   Returns the name of the slave pseudo tty. On UNIX machines this
	   will be the pathname of the device.	Use this name for
	   informational purpose only, to get a slave filehandle, use slave().

       slave()
	   The "slave" method will return the slave filehandle of the given
	   master pty, opening it anew if necessary.  If IO::Stty is
	   installed, you can then call "$slave->stty()" to modify the
	   terminal settings.

       close_slave()
	   The slave filehandle will be closed and destroyed.  This is
	   necessary in the parent after forking to get rid of the open
	   filehandle, otherwise the parent will not notice if the child
	   exits.  Subsequent calls of "slave()" will return a newly opened
	   slave filehandle.

       make_slave_controlling_terminal()
	   This will set the slave filehandle as the controlling terminal of
	   the current process, which will become a session leader, so this
	   should only be called by a child process after a fork(), e.g. in
	   the callback to "sync_exec()" (see Proc::SyncExec).	See the "try"
	   script (also "test.pl") for an example how to correctly spawn a
	   subprocess.

       set_raw()
	   Will set the pty to raw.  Note that this is a one-way operation,
	   you need IO::Stty to set the terminal settings to anything else.

	   On some systems, the master pty is not a tty.  This method checks
	   for that and returns success anyway on such systems.	 Note that
	   this method must be called on the slave, and probably should be
	   called on the master, just to be sure, i.e.

	     $pty->slave->set_raw();
	     $pty->set_raw();

       clone_winsize_from(\*FH)
	   Gets the terminal size from filehandle FH (which must be a
	   terminal) and transfers it to the pty.  Returns true on success and
	   undef on failure.  Note that this must be called upon the slave,
	   i.e.

	    $pty->slave->clone_winsize_from(\*STDIN);

	   On some systems, the master pty also isatty.	 I actually have no
	   idea if setting terminal sizes there is passed through to the
	   slave, so if this method is called for a master that is not a tty,
	   it silently returns OK.

	   See the "try" script for example code how to propagate SIGWINCH.

       get_winsize()
	   Returns the terminal size, in a 4-element list.

	    ($row, $col, $xpixel, $ypixel) = $tty->get_winsize()

       set_winsize($row, $col, $xpixel, $ypixel)
	   Sets the terminal size. If not specified, $xpixel and $ypixel are
	   set to 0.  As with "clone_winsize_from", this must be called upon
	   the slave.

SEE ALSO
       IO::Tty, IO::Tty::Constant, IO::Handle, Expect, Proc::SyncExec

MAILING LISTS
       As this module is mainly used by Expect, support for it is available
       via the two Expect mailing lists, expectperl-announce and expectperl-
       discuss, at

	 http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/expectperl-announce

       and

	 http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/expectperl-discuss

AUTHORS
       Originally by Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>, based on the Ptty module
       by Nick Ing-Simmons <nik@tiuk.ti.com>.

       Now maintained and heavily rewritten by Roland Giersig
       <RGiersig@cpan.org>.

       Contains copyrighted stuff from openssh v3.0p1, authored by Tatu Ylonen
       <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Markus Friedl and Todd C. Miller
       <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>.

COPYRIGHT
       Now all code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
       under the same terms as Perl itself.

       Nevertheless the above AUTHORS retain their copyrights to the various
       parts and want to receive credit if their source code is used.  See the
       source for details.

DISCLAIMER
       THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
       WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
       MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
       IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
       INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
       BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
       OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
       ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR
       TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE
       USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
       DAMAGE.

       In other words: Use at your own risk.  Provided as is.  Your mileage
       may vary.  Read the source, Luke!

       And finally, just to be sure:

       Any Use of This Product, in Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the
       Amount of Disorder in the Universe. Although No Liability Is Implied
       Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This Process Will Ultimately Lead
       to the Heat Death of the Universe.

perl v5.18.2			  2014-05-05				Pty(3)
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