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TIOCSWINSZ(2const)TIOCSWINSZ(2const)TIOCGWINSZ, TIOCSWINSZ - get and set window size
Standard C library (libc,-lc)
#include <asm/termbits.h>/* Definition ofTIOC*WINSZconstants */#include <sys/ioctl.h>int ioctl(intfd, TIOCGWINSZ, struct winsize *argp);int ioctl(intfd, TIOCSWINSZ, const struct winsize *argp);#include <asm/termios.h>struct winsize {unsigned short ws_row;unsigned short ws_col;unsigned short ws_xpixel;/* unused */unsigned short ws_ypixel;/* unused */};Window sizes are kept in the kernel, but not used by the kernel (except in the case of virtual consoles, where the kernel will update the window size when the size of the virtual console changes, for example, by loading a new font).TIOCGWINSZ Get window size.TIOCSWINSZ Set window size. When the window size changes, aSIGWINCHsignal is sent to the foreground process group.
On success, 0 is returned. On error, -1 is returned, anderrno is set to indicate the error.
ioctl(2),ioctl_tty(2const)
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