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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libpty.tex b/Doc/lib/libpty.tex index 5ef3d0f..aca9052 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libpty.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libpty.tex @@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ descriptor connected to the child's controlling terminal (and also to the child's standard input and output. \end{funcdesc} +\begin{funcdesc}{openpty}{} +Open a new pseudo-terminal pair, using \function{os.openpty()} if +possible, or emulation code for SGI and generic \UNIX{} systems. +Return a pair of file descriptors \code{(\var{master}, \var{slave})}, +for the master and the slave end, respectively. +\end{funcdesc} + \begin{funcdesc}{spawn}{argv\optional{, master_read\optional{, stdin_read}}} Spawn a process, and connect its controlling terminal with the current process's standard io. This is often used to baffle programs which |