NAME |LIBRARY |SYNOPSIS |DESCRIPTION |RETURN VALUE |ERRORS |SEE ALSO |COLOPHON | |
TIOCSPGRP(2const)TIOCSPGRP(2const)TIOCGPGRP, TIOCSPGRP, TIOCGSID - process group and session ID
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <asm/termbits.h>/* Definition ofTIOC*constants */#include <sys/ioctl.h>int ioctl(intfd, TIOCGPGRP, pid_t *argp);int ioctl(intfd, TIOCSPGRP, const pid_t *argp);int ioctl(intfd, TIOCGSID, pid_t *argp);
TIOCGPGRP When successful, equivalent to*argp = tcgetpgrp(fd). Get the process group ID of the foreground process group on this terminal.TIOCSPGRP Equivalent totcsetpgrp(fd, *argp). Set the foreground process group ID of this terminal.TIOCGSID When successful, equivalent to*argp = tcgetsid(fd). Get the session ID of the given terminal. This fails with the errorENOTTYif the terminal is not a master pseudoterminal and not our controlling terminal. Strange.
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, anderrno is set to indicate the error.
ENOTTYThe terminal is not a master pseudoterminal and not our controlling terminal.EPERMInsufficient permission.
ioctl(2),ioctl_tty(2),tcgetpgrp(3),tcsetpgrp(3),tcgetsid(3)
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