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TCSETATTR(3)		     Library Functions Manual		    TCSETATTR(3)

NAME
     cfgetispeed,  cfsetispeed, cfgetospeed, cfsetospeed, cfsetspeed, cfmakeraw,
     cfmakesane, tcgetattr, tcsetattr -- manipulating the termios structure

LIBRARY
     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <termios.h>

     speed_t
     cfgetispeed(const struct termios *t);

     int
     cfsetispeed(struct termios *t, speed_t speed);

     speed_t
     cfgetospeed(const struct termios *t);

     int
     cfsetospeed(struct termios *t, speed_t speed);

     int
     cfsetspeed(struct termios *t, speed_t speed);

     void
     cfmakeraw(struct termios *t);

     void
     cfmakesane(struct termios *t);

     int
     tcgetattr(int fd, struct termios *t);

     int
     tcsetattr(int fd, int action, const struct termios *t);

DESCRIPTION
     The cfmakeraw(), cfmakesane(), tcgetattr() and  tcsetattr()  functions  are
     provided for getting and setting the termios structure.

     The  cfgetispeed(),  cfsetispeed(), cfgetospeed(), cfsetospeed() and cfset-
     speed() functions are provided for getting and setting the baud rate values
     in the termios structure.	The effects of the functions on the terminal  as
     described below do not become effective, nor are all errors detected, until
     the  tcsetattr()  function is called.  Certain values for baud rates set in
     the termios structure and passed  to  tcsetattr()	have  special  meanings.
     These  are  discussed  in the portion of the manual page that describes the
     tcsetattr() function.

GETTING AND SETTING THE BAUD RATE
     The input and output baud rates are found in the  termios	structure.   The
     unsigned integer speed_t is typedef'd in the include file <termios.h>.  The
     value  of	the  integer  corresponds directly to the baud rate being repre-
     sented, however, the following symbolic values are defined.

     #define B0      0
     #define B50     50
     #define B75     75
     #define B110    110
     #define B134    134
     #define B150    150
     #define B200    200
     #define B300    300
     #define B600    600
     #define B1200   1200
     #define B1800   1800
     #define B2400   2400
     #define B4800   4800
     #define B9600   9600
     #define B19200  19200
     #define B38400  38400
     #ifndef _POSIX_SOURCE
     #define EXTA    19200
     #define EXTB    38400
     #endif  /*_POSIX_SOURCE */

     The cfgetispeed() function returns the  input  baud  rate	in  the  termios
     structure referenced by t.

     The  cfsetispeed()  function sets the input baud rate in the termios struc-
     ture referenced by t to speed.

     The cfgetospeed() function returns the output  baud  rate	in  the  termios
     structure referenced by t.

     The  cfsetospeed() function sets the output baud rate in the termios struc-
     ture referenced by t to speed.

     The cfsetspeed() function sets both the input and output baud rate  in  the
     termios structure referenced by t to speed.

     Upon successful completion, the functions cfsetispeed(), cfsetospeed(), and
     cfsetspeed() return a value of 0.	Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and
     the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

GETTING AND SETTING THE TERMIOS STATE
     This  section  describes the functions that are used to control the general
     terminal interface.  Unless otherwise noted for a specific  command,  these
     functions	are  restricted  from  use by background processes.  Attempts to
     perform these operations shall cause the process group to be sent a SIGTTOU
     signal.  If the calling process is blocking or  ignoring  SIGTTOU	signals,
     the  process  is allowed to perform the operation and the SIGTTOU signal is
     not sent.

     In all the functions, although fd is an open file descriptor, the functions
     affect the underlying terminal file, not just the open file description as-
     sociated with the particular file descriptor.

     The cfmakeraw() function sets the flags stored in the termios structure  to
     a state disabling all input and output processing, giving a "raw I/O path",
     while  the cfmakesane() function sets them to a state similar to those of a
     newly created terminal device.  It should be noted that there is  no  func-
     tion  to  reverse this effect.  This is because there are a variety of pro-
     cessing options that could be re-enabled and the correct method is  for  an
     application to snapshot the current terminal state using the function tcge-
     tattr(),  setting raw or sane mode with cfmakeraw() or cfmakesane() and the
     subsequent tcsetattr(), and then using another tcsetattr() with  the  saved
     state to revert to the previous terminal state.

     The tcgetattr() function copies the parameters associated with the terminal
     referenced  by  fd in the termios structure referenced by t.  This function
     is allowed from a background process, however, the terminal attributes  may
     be subsequently changed by a foreground process.

     The  tcsetattr()  function sets the parameters associated with the terminal
     from the termios structure referenced by t.  The action argument is one  of
     the following values, as specified in the include file <termios.h>.

     TCSANOW	The change occurs immediately.

     TCSADRAIN	The change occurs after all output written to fd has been trans-
		mitted	to  the  terminal.   This value of action should be used
		when changing parameters that affect output.

     TCSAFLUSH	The change occurs after all output written to fd has been trans-
		mitted to the terminal.  Additionally, any input that  has  been
		received but not read is discarded.

     The action may be modified by or'ing in TCSASOFT which causes the values of
     the c_cflag, c_ispeed, and c_ospeed fields to be ignored.

     The  0 baud rate is used to terminate the connection.  If 0 is specified as
     the output speed to the function tcsetattr(), modem control will no  longer
     be asserted on the terminal, disconnecting the terminal.

     If  zero  is  specified as the input speed to the function tcsetattr(), the
     input baud rate will be set to the same value as that specified by the out-
     put baud rate.

     If tcsetattr() is unable to make any of the requested changes,  it  returns
     -1  and  sets  errno.   Otherwise, it makes all of the requested changes it
     can.  If the specified input and output baud rates differ and are a  combi-
     nation that is not supported, neither baud rate is changed.

     Upon  successful  completion, the functions tcgetattr() and tcsetattr() re-
     turn a value of 0.  Otherwise, they return -1 and the global variable errno
     is set to indicate the error, as follows:

     [EBADF]		The fd argument to tcgetattr() or tcsetattr() was not  a
			valid file descriptor.

     [EINTR]		The tcsetattr() function was interrupted by a signal.

     [EINVAL]		The  action argument to the tcsetattr() function was not
			valid, or an attempt was made  to  change  an  attribute
			represented  in  the termios structure to an unsupported
			value.

     [ENOTTY]		The file associated with the fd argument to  tcgetattr()
			or tcsetattr() is not a terminal.

SEE ALSO
     tcsendbreak(3), termios(4)

STANDARDS
     The cfgetispeed(), cfsetispeed(), cfgetospeed(), cfsetospeed(), tcgetattr()
     and  tcsetattr()  functions  are expected to be compliant with the IEEE Std
     1003.1-1988 ("POSIX.1") specification.  The cfmakeraw(),  cfmakesane()  and
     cfsetspeed()  functions,  as well as the TCSASOFT option to the tcsetattr()
     function are extensions to the IEEE Std 1003.1-1988 ("POSIX.1")  specifica-
     tion.

FreeBSD ports 15.1		  July 15, 2020 		    TCSETATTR(3)

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