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The master part is never visible in the file system. Then how to access it from other processes?

Sourav Kannantha B
– Sourav Kannantha B

2024-07-22 06:57:55 +00:00
Commented Jul 22, 2024 at 6:57
@SouravKannanthaB Try "man 4 pts". TL;DR: you get back a file descriptor for the master terminal when you create a pair, and it'll be a different descriptor for each new pair, but that's the only time when you get information for the master part.

dirkt
– dirkt

2024-07-22 09:20:35 +00:00
Commented Jul 22, 2024 at 9:20

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