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Print to terminal via pts
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <signal.h>
#include <string.h>
volatile int running = 1;
void ctrlc_handler(int unused)
{
running = 0;
}
int main(void) {
int ptx, pts;
char *pts_path;
char tmp_str[256];
int err = -1;
signal(SIGINT, ctrlc_handler);
int ptmx = open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR | O_NOCTTY);
if (ptmx == -1) {
printf("Open ptmx fail\n");
goto error0;
}
if (unlockpt(ptmx) != 0) {
printf("Unlock ptmx fail");
goto error1;
}
if (grantpt(ptmx) != 0) {
printf("Grant ptmx fail");
goto error1;
}
pts_path = ptsname(ptmx);
pts = open(pts_path, O_WRONLY | O_NOCTTY);
if (pts == -1) {
printf("Open pts fail\n");
goto error1;
}
snprintf(tmp_str, 256, "-S%s/%d", pts_path, ptmx);
switch(fork()) {
case -1:
printf("Fork error\n");
goto error2;
case 0:
execl("/usr/bin/xterm", "xterm", tmp_str, (char*)NULL);
return 0;
}
for (int n = 0; (n < 1000) && running; n ++) {
snprintf(tmp_str, 256, "Fork: N = %i\n", n);
if (write(pts, tmp_str, strlen(tmp_str) + 1) == -1) {
printf("Write to pts error\n");
goto error2;
}
printf("Main: N = %i\n", n);
sleep(1);
}
err = 0;
error2:
close(pts);
error1:
close(ptmx);
error0:
return err;
}
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