Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2018 22:40:17 +0000 (UTC) From: Alan Somers <asomers@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r334547 - head/lib/libutil Message-ID: <201806022240.w52MeHXd039258@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: asomers Date: Sat Jun 2 22:40:16 2018 New Revision: 334547 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/334547 Log: pty.3: Add a HISTORY section These functions were first added in 4.3 BSD-Reno, according to http://unix.superglobalmegacorp.com/ and the CSRG svn repository. Reviewed by: bcr, bjk MFC after: 2 weeks Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D15652 Modified: head/lib/libutil/pty.3 Modified: head/lib/libutil/pty.3 ============================================================================== --- head/lib/libutil/pty.3 Sat Jun 2 22:37:53 2018 (r334546) +++ head/lib/libutil/pty.3 Sat Jun 2 22:40:16 2018 (r334547) @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" " -.Dd November 11, 2015 +.Dd June 2, 2018 .Dt PTY 3 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -143,3 +143,18 @@ may set it to any value as described for .Xr pty 4 , .Xr termios 4 , .Xr group 5 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Fn openpty +and +.Fn forkpty +functions first appeared in +.Bx 4.3 Reno. +.Sh BUGS +.Fn openpty +writes the slave terminal's name to +.Fa name , +but does not check that sufficient space is available. +It is advisable to use +.Xr ptsname 3 +instead.
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