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32.Dd May 1, 2004
33.Dt TCSETATTR 3
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm cfgetispeed ,
37.Nm cfsetispeed ,
38.Nm cfgetospeed ,
39.Nm cfsetospeed ,
40.Nm cfsetspeed ,
41.Nm cfmakeraw ,
42.Nm tcgetattr ,
43.Nm tcsetattr
44.Nd manipulating the termios structure
45.Sh LIBRARY
46.Lb libc
47.Sh SYNOPSIS
48.In termios.h
49.Ft speed_t
50.Fn cfgetispeed "const struct termios *t"
51.Ft int
52.Fn cfsetispeed "struct termios *t" "speed_t speed"
53.Ft speed_t
54.Fn cfgetospeed "const struct termios *t"
55.Ft int
56.Fn cfsetospeed "struct termios *t" "speed_t speed"
57.Ft int
58.Fn cfsetspeed "struct termios *t" "speed_t speed"
59.Ft void
60.Fn cfmakeraw "struct termios *t"
61.Ft int
62.Fn tcgetattr "int fd" "struct termios *t"
63.Ft int
64.Fn tcsetattr "int fd" "int action" "const struct termios *t"
65.Sh DESCRIPTION
66The
67.Nm cfmakeraw ,
68.Nm tcgetattr
69and
70.Nm tcsetattr
71functions are provided for getting and setting the termios structure.
72.Pp
73The
74.Nm cfgetispeed ,
75.Nm cfsetispeed ,
76.Nm cfgetospeed ,
77.Nm cfsetospeed
78and
79.Nm cfsetspeed
80functions are provided for getting and setting the baud rate values in
81the termios structure.
82The effects of the functions on the terminal as described below
83do not become effective, nor are all errors detected, until the
84.Nm tcsetattr
85function is called.
86Certain values for baud rates set in the termios structure and passed to
87.Nm tcsetattr
88have special meanings.
89These are discussed in the portion of the manual page that describes the
90.Nm tcsetattr
91function.
92.Sh GETTING AND SETTING THE BAUD RATE
93The input and output baud rates are found in the termios structure.
94The unsigned integer
95.Li speed_t
96is typdef'd in the include file
97.In termios.h .
98The value of the integer corresponds directly to the baud rate being
99represented, however, the following symbolic values are defined.
100.Bd -literal
101#define B0	0
102#define B50	50
103#define B75	75
104#define B110	110
105#define B134	134
106#define B150	150
107#define B200	200
108#define B300	300
109#define B600	600
110#define B1200	1200
111#define	B1800	1800
112#define B2400	2400
113#define B4800	4800
114#define B9600	9600
115#define B19200	19200
116#define B38400	38400
117#ifndef _POSIX_SOURCE
118#define EXTA	19200
119#define EXTB	38400
120#endif  /*_POSIX_SOURCE */
121.Ed
122.Pp
123The
124.Nm cfgetispeed
125function returns the input baud rate in the termios structure referenced by
126.Fa tp .
127.Pp
128The
129.Nm cfsetispeed
130function sets the input baud rate in the termios structure referenced by
131.Fa tp
132to
133.Fa speed .
134.Pp
135The
136.Nm cfgetospeed
137function returns the output baud rate in the termios structure referenced by
138.Fa tp .
139.Pp
140The
141.Nm cfsetospeed
142function sets the output baud rate in the termios structure referenced by
143.Fa tp
144to
145.Fa speed .
146.Pp
147The
148.Nm cfsetspeed
149function sets both the input and output baud rate in the termios structure
150referenced by
151.Fa tp
152to
153.Fa speed .
154.Pp
155Upon successful completion, the functions
156.Nm cfsetispeed ,
157.Nm cfsetospeed ,
158and
159.Nm cfsetspeed
160return a value of 0.
161Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and the global variable
162.Va errno
163is set to indicate the error.
164.Sh GETTING AND SETTING THE TERMIOS STATE
165This section describes the functions that are used to control the general
166terminal interface.
167Unless otherwise noted for a specific command, these functions are restricted
168from use by background processes.
169Attempts to perform these operations shall cause the process group to be sent
170a SIGTTOU signal.
171If the calling process is blocking or ignoring SIGTTOU signals, the process
172is allowed to perform the operation and the SIGTTOU signal is not sent.
173.Pp
174In all the functions, although
175.Fa fd
176is an open file descriptor, the functions affect the underlying terminal
177file, not just the open file description associated with the particular
178file descriptor.
179.Pp
180The
181.Nm cfmakeraw
182function sets the flags stored in the termios structure (initialized by
183.Nm tcgetattr )
184to a state disabling all input and output processing, giving a
185.Dq raw I/O path .
186It should be noted that there is no function to reverse this effect.
187This is because there are a variety of processing options that could be
188re-enabled and the correct method is for an application to snapshot the
189current terminal state using the function
190.Nm tcgetattr ,
191setting raw mode with
192.Nm cfmakeraw
193and the subsequent
194.Nm tcsetattr ,
195and then using another
196.Nm tcsetattr
197with the saved state to revert to the previous terminal state.
198.Pp
199The
200.Nm tcgetattr
201function copies the parameters associated with the terminal referenced
202by
203.Fa fd
204to the termios structure referenced by
205.Fa tp .
206This function is allowed from a background process, however, the terminal
207attributes may be subsequently changed by a foreground process.
208.Pp
209The
210.Nm tcsetattr
211function sets the parameters associated with the terminal from the
212termios structure referenced by
213.Fa tp .
214The
215.Fa action
216field is created by
217.Em or Ns 'ing
218the following values, as specified in the include file
219.In termios.h .
220.Bl -tag -width "TCSADRAIN"
221.It Fa TCSANOW
222The change occurs immediately.
223.It Fa TCSADRAIN
224The change occurs after all output written to
225.Fa fd
226has been transmitted to the terminal.
227This value of
228.Fa action
229should be used when changing parameters that affect output.
230.It Fa TCSAFLUSH
231The change occurs after all output written to
232.Fa fd
233has been transmitted to the terminal.
234Additionally, any input that has been received but not read is discarded.
235.It Fa TCSASOFT
236If this value is
237.Em or Ns 'ed
238into the
239.Fa action
240value, the values of the
241.Em c_cflag ,
242.Em c_ispeed ,
243and
244.Em c_ospeed
245fields are ignored.
246.El
247.Pp
248The 0 baud rate is used to terminate the connection.
249If 0 is specified as the output speed to the function
250.Nm tcsetattr ,
251modem control will no longer be asserted on the terminal, disconnecting
252the terminal.
253.Pp
254If zero is specified as the input speed to the function
255.Nm tcsetattr ,
256the input baud rate will be set to the same value as that specified by
257the output baud rate.
258.Sh RETURN VALUES
259If
260.Nm tcsetattr
261is unable to make any of the requested changes, it returns -1 and
262sets errno.
263Otherwise, it makes all of the requested changes it can.
264If the specified input and output baud rates differ and are a combination
265that is not supported, neither baud rate is changed.
266.Pp
267Upon successful completion, the functions
268.Nm tcgetattr
269and
270.Nm tcsetattr
271return a value of 0.
272Otherwise, they
273return -1 and the global variable
274.Va errno
275is set to indicate the error, as follows:
276.Bl -tag -width Er
277.It Bq Er EBADF
278The
279.Fa fd
280argument to
281.Nm tcgetattr
282or
283.Nm tcsetattr
284was not a valid file descriptor.
285.It Bq Er EINTR
286The
287.Nm tcsetattr
288function was interrupted by a signal.
289.It Bq Er EINVAL
290The
291.Fa action
292argument to the
293.Nm tcsetattr
294function was not valid, or an attempt was made to change an attribute
295represented in the termios structure to an unsupported value.
296.It Bq Er ENOTTY
297The file associated with the
298.Fa fd
299argument to
300.Nm tcgetattr
301or
302.Nm tcsetattr
303is not a terminal.
304.El
305.Sh SEE ALSO
306.Xr tcsendbreak 3 ,
307.Xr termios 4
308.Sh STANDARDS
309The
310.Nm cfgetispeed ,
311.Nm cfsetispeed ,
312.Nm cfgetospeed ,
313.Nm cfsetospeed ,
314.Nm tcgetattr
315and
316.Nm tcsetattr
317functions are expected to be compliant with the
318.St -p1003.1-88
319specification.
320The
321.Nm cfmakeraw
322and
323.Nm cfsetspeed
324functions,
325as well as the
326.Li TCSASOFT
327option to the
328.Nm tcsetattr
329function are extensions to the
330.St -p1003.1-88
331specification.
332