pty

Documentation

Overview

Package pty provides functions for working with Unix terminals.

Index

• Variables
• func Getsize(t *os.File) (rows, cols int, err error)
• func Open() (pty, tty *os.File, err error)
• func Start(c *exec.Cmd) (pty *os.File, err error)

Variables

var ErrUnsupported = errors.New("unsupported")

ErrUnsupported is returned if a function is not available on the current platform.

Functions

func Getsize

func Getsize(t *os.File) (rows, cols int, err error)

Getsize returns the number of rows (lines) and cols (positions in each line) in terminal t.

func Open

func Open() (pty, tty *os.File, err error)

Opens a pty and its corresponding tty.

func Start

func Start(c *exec.Cmd) (pty *os.File, err error)

Start assigns a pseudo-terminal tty os.File to c.Stdin, c.Stdout, and c.Stderr, calls c.Start, and returns the File of the tty's corresponding pty.