tty_variable
Package: WA2L/edrc 1.5.57
Section: Library Commands (3)
Updated: 08 February 2009
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NAME
tty_variable - return the current width of the terminal (tty)
SYNOPSIS
edrc/lib/tty_variable
[
-h
]
tty_variable
variable
[
device
]
AVAILABILITY
WA2L/edrc
DESCRIPTION
returns the current value of a terminal (tty) setting.
This command allows to process the output of the
stty(1)
command in a cross operating system compatible format.
OPTIONS
- -h
-
print usage message.
- variable
-
tty variable value to be printed. Possible variables, among
others, are:
speed,
rows,
columns,
line,
intr,
quit,
erase,
kill,
eof,
eol,
eol2,
start,
stop,
susp,
rprnt,
werase,
lnext,
flush,
min
and
time.
- device
-
tty device file to be read from. If not specified
the device is resolved by the
tty(1)
command. If
tty
does not return a value, the default terminal device
/dev/tty
is used.
ENVIRONMENT
-
EXIT STATUS
- 0
-
no error.
- 4
-
usage message printed.
FILES
- /dev/tty
-
terminal device file. This device file is read if
the resolution of the current pseudo device of the
terminal is not possible.
EXAMPLES
-
SEE ALSO
edrcintro(1),
tty_columns(3),
tty(1),
stty(1)
NOTES
-
BUGS
-
AUTHOR
tty_variable was developed by Christian Walther. Send suggestions
and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2009
Christian Walther
This is free software; see
edrc/doc/COPYING
for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not
even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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