unlockpt man page on CentOS

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UNLOCKPT(3)		   Linux Programmer's Manual		   UNLOCKPT(3)

NAME
       unlockpt - unlock a pseudo-terminal master/slave pair

SYNOPSIS
       #define _XOPEN_SOURCE
       #include <stdlib.h>

       int unlockpt(int fd);

DESCRIPTION
       The  unlockpt() function unlocks the slave pseudo-terminal device (pty)
       corresponding to the master pty referred to by fd.

       unlockpt() should be called before opening the slave side of a pty.

RETURN VALUE
       When successful, unlockpt() returns 0. Otherwise,  it  returns  -1  and
       sets errno appropriately.

ERRORS
       EBADF  The fd argument is not a file descriptor open for writing.

       EINVAL The fd argument is not associated with a master pty.

CONFORMING TO
       POSIX.1-2001.

SEE ALSO
       grantpt(3), posix_openpt(3), ptsname(3), pts(4), pty(7)

PTY Control			  2003-01-30			   UNLOCKPT(3)

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