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TCSETATTR(3P) POSIX Programmer's ManualTCSETATTR(3P)This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux.
tcsetattr — set the parameters associated with the terminal
#include <termios.h> int tcsetattr(intfildes, intoptional_actions, const struct termios *termios_p);
Thetcsetattr() function shall set the parameters associated with the terminal referred to by the open file descriptorfildes (an open file descriptor associated with a terminal) from thetermios structure referenced bytermios_p as follows: * Ifoptional_actions is TCSANOW, the change shall occur immediately. * Ifoptional_actions is TCSADRAIN, the change shall occur after all output written tofildes is transmitted. This function should be used when changing parameters that affect output. * Ifoptional_actions is TCSAFLUSH, the change shall occur after all output written tofildes is transmitted, and all input so far received but not read shall be discarded before the change is made. If the output baud rate stored in thetermiosstructure pointed to bytermios_p is the zero baud rate, B0, the modem control lines shall no longer be asserted. Normally, this shall disconnect the line. If the input baud rate stored in thetermiosstructure pointed to bytermios_p is 0, the input baud rate given to the hardware is the same as the output baud rate stored in thetermiosstructure. Thetcsetattr() function shall return successfully if it was able to perform any of the requested actions, even if some of the requested actions could not be performed. It shall set all the attributes that the implementation supports as requested and leave all the attributes not supported by the implementation unchanged. If no part of the request can be honored, it shall return -1 and seterrno to[EINVAL]. If the input and output baud rates differ and are a combination that is not supported, neither baud rate shall be changed. A subsequent call totcgetattr() shall return the actual state of the terminal device (reflecting both the changes made and not made in the previoustcsetattr() call). Thetcsetattr() function shall not change the values found in thetermiosstructure under any circumstances. The effect oftcsetattr() is undefined if the value of thetermios structure pointed to bytermios_p was not derived from the result of a call totcgetattr() onfildes; an application should modify only fields and flags defined by this volume of POSIX.1‐2017 between the call totcgetattr() andtcsetattr(), leaving all other fields and flags unmodified. No actions defined by this volume of POSIX.1‐2017, other than a call totcsetattr(), a close of the last file descriptor in the system associated with this terminal device, or an open of the first file descriptor in the system associated with this terminal device (using the O_TTY_INIT flag if it is non-zero and the device is not a pseudo-terminal), shall cause any of the terminal attributes defined by this volume of POSIX.1‐2017 to change. Iftcsetattr() is called from a process which is a member of a background process group on afildes associated with its controlling terminal: * If the calling thread is blocking SIGTTOU signals or the process is ignoring SIGTTOU signals, the operation completes normally and no signal is sent. * Otherwise, a SIGTTOU signal shall be sent to the process group.
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, -1 shall be returned anderrno set to indicate the error.
Thetcsetattr() function shall fail if:EBADFThefildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.EINTRA signal interruptedtcsetattr().EINVALTheoptional_actions argument is not a supported value, or an attempt was made to change an attribute represented in thetermiosstructure to an unsupported value.EIOThe process group of the writing process is orphaned, the calling thread is not blocking SIGTTOU, and the process is not ignoring SIGTTOU.ENOTTYThe file associated withfildes is not a terminal.The following sections are informative.
None.
If trying to change baud rates, applications should calltcsetattr() then calltcgetattr() in order to determine what baud rates were actually selected. In general, there are two reasons for an application to change the parameters associated with a terminal device: 1. The device already has working parameter settings but the application needs a different behavior, such as non-canonical mode instead of canonical mode. The application sets (or clears) only a few flags orc_cc[] values. Typically, the terminal device in this case is either the controlling terminal for the process or a pseudo-terminal. 2. The device is a modem or similar piece of equipment connected by a serial line, and it was not open before the application opened it. In this case, the application needs to initialize all of the parameter settings ``from scratch''. However, since thetermiosstructure may include both standard and non- standard parameters, the application cannot just initialize the whole structure in an arbitrary way (e.g., usingmemset()) as this may cause some of the non-standard parameters to be set incorrectly, resulting in non-conforming behavior of the terminal device. Conversely, the application cannot just set the standard parameters, assuming that the non-standard parameters will already have suitable values, as the device might previously have been used with non-conforming parameter settings (and some implementations retain the settings from one use to the next). The solution is to open the terminal device using the O_TTY_INIT flag to initialize the terminal device to have conforming parameter settings, obtain those settings usingtcgetattr(), and then set all of the standard parameters to the desired settings.
Thetcsetattr() function can be interrupted in the following situations: * It is interrupted while waiting for output to drain. * It is called from a process in a background process group and SIGTTOU is caught. See also the RATIONALE section intcgetattr(3p).
Using an input baud rate of 0 to set the input rate equal to the output rate may not necessarily be supported in a future version of this volume of POSIX.1‐2017.
cfgetispeed(3p),tcgetattr(3p) The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017,Chapter 11,GeneralTerminal Interface,termios.h(0p)
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online athttp://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . Any typographical or formatting errors that appear in this page are most likely to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to man page format. To report such errors, seehttps://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .IEEE/The Open Group 2017TCSETATTR(3P)Pages that refer to this page:termios.h(0p), cfsetispeed(3p), cfsetospeed(3p), tcgetattr(3p)
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