NAME

     openpty - library call to obtain a pty


SYNOPSIS

     #include <libutil.h>

     int openpty(int *amaster, int *aslave, char *name, struct termios *termp, struct winsize *winp)


DESCRIPTION

     Openpty tries to obtain  pty  file  descriptors  by  opening
     /dev/ttypX  and  /dev/ptypX, setting *amaster and *aslave to
     these fd's, changing ownership  of  the  slave  pty  to  the
     current  process, and making it only group-writable by group
     tty.