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termio.h File
Purpose
Defines the structure of the termio file, which
provides the terminal interface for Version 2 compatibility.
Description
The /usr/include/sys/termio.h file contains the termio structure, which defines special characters as well
as the basic input, output, control, and line discipline modes. The termio.h file is provided for compatibility with Version 2 applications.
Version 2 applications that include the termio.h
file can use the Version 2 terminal interface provided by the POSIX line
discipline. The following Version 2 terminal interface operations are not
supported by the POSIX line discipline:
- Terminal Paging (TCGLEN ioctl and TCSLEN ioctl)
- Terminal Logging (TCLOG ioctl)
- Enhanced Edit Line Discipline (LDSETDT ioctl and LDGETDT ioctl)
The termio structure in the termio.h file contains the following fields:
- c_iflag
- c_oflag
- c_cflag
- c_lflag
- c_cc
Field Descriptions
- c_iflag
- Describes the basic terminal input control. The initial input-control
value is all bits clear. The possible input modes are:
- IGNBRK
- Ignores the break condition. In the context of asynchronous serial
data transmission, a break condition is defined as
a sequence of zero-valued bits that continues for more than the time required
to send 1 byte. The entire sequence of zero-valued bits is interpreted as
a single break condition, even if it continues for an amount of time equivalent
to more than one byte. If the IGNBRK flag is set, a
break condition detected on input is ignored, which means that the break
condition is not put on the input queue and therefore not read by any process.
- BRKINT
- Interrupts the signal on the break condition. If the IGNBRK flag is not set and the BRKINT flag is
set, the break condition flushes the input and output queues. If the terminal
is the controlling terminal of a foreground process group, the break condition
generates a single SIGINT signal to that foreground
process group. If neither the IGNBRK nor the BRKINT flag is set, a break condition is read as a single \0. If the PARMRK flag is set, a break condition is read as \377, \0,
\0.
- IGNPAR
- Ignores characters with parity errors. If this flag is set, a byte
with a framing or parity error (other than break) is ignored.
- PARMRK
- Marks parity errors. If the PARMRK flag is set
and the IGNPAR flag is not set, a byte with a framing
or parity error (other than break) is given to the application as the three-character
sequence \377, \0, x, where \377, \0 is a two-character
flag preceding each sequence and x is the data of
the character received in error. To avoid ambiguity in this case, if the ISTRIP flag is not set, a valid character of \377 is given
to the application as \377, \377. If neither the IGNPAR nor the PARMRK flag is set, a framing or parity
error (other than break) is given to the application as a single character,
\0.
- INPCK
- Enables input parity checking. If this flag is set, input parity checking
is enabled. If not set, input parity checking is disabled. This allows for
output parity generation without input parity errors.
- ISTRIP
- Strips characters. If this flag is set, valid input characters are
first stripped to 7 bits; otherwise, all 8 bits are processed.
- INLCR
- Maps a new-line character (NL) to a carriage return (CR) on input.
If this flag is set, a received NL character is translated into a CR character.
- IGNCR
- Ignores a CR character. If this flag is set, a received CR character
is ignored and not read.
- ICRNL
- Maps a CR character to an NL character on input. If the ICRNL flag is set and the IGNCR flag is not set,
a received CR character is translated into an NL character.
- IUCLC
- Maps uppercase to lowercase on input. If this flag is set, a received
uppercase, alphabetic character is translated into the corresponding lowercase
character.
- IXON
- Enables start and stop output control. If this flag is set, a received
STOP character suspends output and a received START character restarts output.
When the IXON flag is set, START and STOP characters
are not read, but merely perform flow-control functions. When the IXON flag is not set, the START and STOP characters are read.
- IXANY
- Enables any character to restart output. If this flag is set, any
input character restarts output that was suspended.
- IXOFF
- Enables start-and-stop input control. If this flag is set, the system
transmits a STOP character when the input queue is nearly full and a START
character when enough input has been read that the queue is nearly empty
again.
- c_oflag
- Specifies how the system treats output. The initial output-control
value is "all bits clear". The possible output modes are:
- OPOST
- Post processes output. If this flag is set, output characters are
post-processed as indicated by the remaining flags; otherwise, characters
are transmitted without change.
- OLCUC
- Maps lowercase to uppercase on output. If this flag is set, a lowercase
alphabetic character is transmitted as the corresponding uppercase character.
This function is often used in conjunction with the IUCLC input mode.
- ONLCR
- Maps NL to CR-NL on output. If this flag is set, the NL character
is transmitted as the CR-NL character pair.
- OCRNL
- Maps CR to NL on output. If this flag is set, the CR character is
transmitted as the NL character.
- ONOCR
- Indicates no CR output at column 0 (first position). If this flag
is set, no CR character is transmitted when at column 0 (first position).
- ONLRET
- NL performs the CR function. If this flag is set, the NL character
is assumed to do the carriage-return function. The column pointer is set
to 0, and the delay specified for carriage return is used. If neither the ONLCR, OCRNL, ONOCR, nor ONLRET flag is set, the NL character is assumed
to do the line-feed function only. The column pointer remains unchanged.
The column pointer is also set to 0 if the CR character is actually transmitted.
The delay bits specify how long a transmission stops to allow for
mechanical or other movement when certain characters are sent to the terminal.
The actual delays depend on line speed and system load.
- OFILL
- Uses fill characters for delay. If this flag is set, fill characters
are transmitted for a delay instead of a timed delay. This is useful for
high baud rate terminals that need only a minimal delay.
- OFDEL
- If this flag is set, the fill character is DEL. If this flag is not
set, the fill character is NULL.
- NLDLY
- Selects the new-line character delays. This is the mask to use before
comparing to NL0 and NL1:
- NL0
- Specifies no delay.
- NL1
- Specifies one delay of approximately 0.10 seconds. If the ONLRET flag is set, the carriage-return delays are used instead of the
new-line delays. If the OFILL flag is set, two fill
characters are transmitted.
- CRDLY
- Selects the carriage-return delays. This is the mask to use before
comparing to CR0, CR1, CR2, and CR3:
- CR0
- Specifies no delay.
- CR1
- Specifies that the delay is dependent on the current column position.
If the OFILL flag is set, two fill characters are transmitted.
- CR2
- Specifies a delay of approximately 0.10 seconds. If the OFILL flag is set, this delay transmits four fill characters.
- CR3
- Specifies one delay of approximately 0.15 seconds.
- TABDLY
- Selects the horizontal-tab delays. This is the mask to use before
comparing to TAB0, TAB1, TAB2, and TAB3. If the OFILL
flag is set, any of these delays (except TAB3) transmit two fill characters:
- TAB0
- Specifies no delay.
- TAB1
- Specifies that the delay is dependent on the current column position.
If the OFILL flag is set, two fill characters are transmitted.
- TAB2
- Specifies a delay of approximately 0.10 seconds.
- TAB3
- Specifies that tabs are to be expanded into spaces.
- BSDLY
- Selects the backspace delays. This is the mask to use before comparing
to BS0 and BS1:
- BS0
- Specifies no delay.
- BS1
- Specifies a delay of approximately 0.05 seconds. If the OFILL flag is set, this delay transmits one fill character.
- VTDLY
- Selects the vertical-tab delays. This is the mask to use before comparing
to VT0 and VT1:
- VT0
- Specifies no delay.
- VT1
- Specifies one delay of approximately 2 seconds.
- FFDLY
- Selects the form-feed delays. This is a mask to use before comparing
to FF0 and FF1:
- FF0
- Specifies no delay.
- FF1
- Specifies a delay of approximately 2 seconds.
- c_cflag
- Describes the hardware control of the terminal. In addition to the
basic control modes, this field uses the following control characters:
- CBAUD
- Specifies baud rate. These bits specify the baud rate for a connection.
For any particular hardware, impossible speed changes are ignored.
- B0
- Specifies a zero baud rate which is used to hang up the connection.
If B0 is specified, the `data terminal ready' signal is not asserted. As
a result, the line is usually disconnected. This delay transmits two fill
characters. Normally, this disconnects the line.
- B50
- Specifies 50 baud.
- B75
- Specifies 75 baud.
- B110
- Specifies 110 baud.
- B134
- Specifies 134.5 baud.
- B150
- Specifies 150 baud.
- B200
- Specifies 200 baud.
- B300
- Specifies 300 baud.
- B600
- Specifies 600 baud.
- B1200
- Specifies 1200 baud.
- B1800
- Specifies 1800 baud.
- B2400
- Specifies 2400 baud.
- B4800
- Specifies 4800 baud.
- B9600
- Specifies 9600 baud.
- B19200
- Specifies 19,200 baud.
- B38400
- Specifies 38,400 baud.
- EXTA
- Specifies External A.
- EXTB
- Specifies External B.
- CSIZE
- Specifies the character size. These bits specify the character size,
in bits, for both transmit and receive operations. The character size does
not include the parity bit, if one is used:
- CS5
- 5 bits
- CS6
- 6 bits
- CS7
- 7 bits
- CS8
- 8 bits
- CSTOPB
- Specifies the number of stop bits. If this flag is set, 2 stop bits
are sent; otherwise, only 1 stop bit is sent.
- CREAD
- Enables the receiver. If this flag is set, the receiver is enabled.
Otherwise, characters are not received.
- PARENB
- Enables parity. If this flag is set, parity generation and detection
is enabled and a parity bit is added to each character.
- PARODD
- Specifies odd parity. If parity is enabled, the PARODD flag specifies odd parity if set. If parity is enabled and the PARODD flag is not set, even parity is used.
- HUPCL
- Hangs up on last close. If this flag is set, the line is disconnected
when the last process closes the line or when the process terminates (when
the `data terminal ready' signal drops).
- CLOCAL
- Specifies a local line. If this flag is set, the line is assumed to
have a local, direct connection with no modem control. If not set, modem
control (dial-up) is assumed.
- c_lflag
- Controls various terminal functions. The initial value after an open
is "all bits clear." This field uses the following mask name symbols:
- ISIG
- Enables signals. If this flag is set, each input character is checked
against the INTR and QUIT special control characters. If an input character
matches one of these control characters, the function associated with that
character is performed. If the ISIG function is not
set, checking is not done.
- ICANON
- Enables canonical input. If this flag is set, it turns on canonical
processing, which enables the erase and kill edit functions as well as the
assembly of input characters into lines delimited by NL, EOF, and EOL characters.
If the ICANON flag is not set, read requests are satisfied
directly from the input queue. In this case, a read request is not satisfied
until one of the following conditions is met:
- The minimum number of characters specified by the MIN value are received.
- The time-out value specified by the TIME value has
expired since the last character was received.
As a result bursts of input can be read, while still allowing single-character
input. The MIN and TIME values
are stored in the positions for the EOF and EOL characters, respectively.
The character values of MIN and TIME are converted to their ascii equivalents to get the numeric value.
The time value represents tenths of seconds.
- XCASE
- Enables canonical uppercase and lowercase presentation. If this flag
is set along with the ICANON flag, an uppercase letter
(or the uppercase letter translated to lowercase by the IUCLC input mode) is accepted on input by preceding it with a \ (backslash)
character. The output is then also preceded by a backslash character. In
this mode, the output generates and the input accepts the following escape
sequences:
- For
- Use
- ` (grave)
- \ `
- |
- \ !
- ~
- \ ^
- {
- \ (
- }
- \ )
- \
- \ \
For example, A is input as \a, \n as \\n, and \N as \\\n.
- NOFLSH
- Disables queue flushing. If this flag is set, the normal flushing
of the input and output queues associated with the INTR and QUIT characters
is not done.
- ECHO
- Enables echo. If this flag is set, characters are echoed as they are
received.
When the ICANON flag is set, the following
echo functions are possible:
- ECHOE
- Echoes the erase character as Backspace-Space-Backspace. If the ECHO and ECHOE flags are both set,
the ERASE character is echoed as one or more ASCII Backspace-Space-Backspace
sequences, which clears the last characters from the screen.
- ECHOK
- Echoes the NL character after kill. If the ECHOK flag is set, the NL character is echoed after the kill character is
received. This emphasizes that the line is deleted.
- ECHONL
- Echoes the NL character. If the ECHONL flag
is set, the NL character is echoed even if the ECHO
flag is not set. This is useful for terminals that are set to "local echo"
(also referred to as "half-duplex").
- c_cc
- Specifies an array that defines the special control characters. The
relative positions and initial values for each function are:
- VINTR
- Indexes the INTR special character (Ctrl-c), which is recognized on
input if the ISIG flag is set. The INTR character generates
a SIGINT signal, which is sent to all processes in the
foreground process group for which the terminal is the controlling terminal.
If the ISIG flag is set, the INTR character is discarded
when processed.
- VQUIT
- Indexes the QUIT special character (Ctrl-\), which is recognized on
input if the ISIG flag is set. The QUIT character generates
a SIGQUIT signal, which is sent to all processes in
the foreground process group for which the terminal is the controlling terminal,
and writes a core image file into the current working
directory. If the ISIG flag is set, the QUIT character
is discarded when processed.
- VERASE
- Indexes the ERASE special character (Backspace), which is recognized
on input if the ICANON flag is set. The ERASE character
does not erase beyond the beginning of the line as delimited by a NL, EOL,
EOF, or EOL2 character. If the ICANON flag is set,
the ERASE character is discarded when processed.
- VKILL
- Indexes the KILL special character (Ctrl-u), which is recognized on
input if the ICANON flag is set. The KILL character
deletes the entire line, as delimited by an NL, EOL, EOF, or EOL2 character.
If the ICANON flag is set, the KILL character is discarded
when processed.
- VEOF
- Indexes the EOF special character (Ctrl-d), which is recognized on
input if the ICANON flag is set. When EOF is received,
all the characters waiting to be read are immediately passed to the process,
without waiting for a new line, and the EOF is discarded. If the EOF is received
at the beginning of a line (no characters are waiting), a character count
of zero is returned from the read, indicating an end-of-file. If the ICANON flag is set, the EOF character is discarded when processed.
- VEOL
- Indexes the EOL special character (Ctrl-@ or ASCII NULL), which is
recognized on input if the ICANON flag is set. EOL
is an additional line delimiter, like NL, and is not normally used.
- VEOL2
- Indexes the EOL2 special character (Ctrl-@ or ASCII NULL), which is
recognized on input if the ICANON flag is set. EOL2
is another additional line delimiter, like NL, and is not normally used.
- VMIN
- Indexes the MIN value, which is not a special
character. The use of the MIN value is described in
the discussion of non-canonical mode input processing in "POSIX (termios.h File) Line Discipline" in AIX 5L Version 5.2 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.
- VTIME
- Indexes the TIME value, which is not a special character. The use
of the TIME value is described in the discussion of non-canonical mode input processing in "POSIX (termios.h File) Line Discipline" in AIX 5L Version 5.2 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.
The character values for the following control characters can be
changed:
INTR |
ERASE |
EOF |
EOL2 |
QUIT |
KILL |
EOL |
The ERASE, KILL, and EOF characters can also be escaped (preceded
with a backslash) so that no special processing is done.
The primary ioctl subroutines have the form:
ioctl (FileDescriptor, Command, Structure)
struct termio *Structure;
The operations using this form are:
- TCGETA
- Gets the parameters associated with the terminal and stores them in
the termio structure referenced by the Structure parameter.
- TCSETA
- Sets the parameters associated with the terminal from the structure
referenced by the Structure parameter. The change
is immediate.
- TCSETAF
- Waits for the output to drain, and then flushes the input queue and
sets the new parameters.
- TCSETAW
- Waits for the output to drain before setting the new parameters. This
form should be used when changing parameters that will affect output.
Other ioctl subroutines have the form:
ioctl (FileDescriptor, Command, Value)
int Value;
The operations using this form are:
Note
If the user writes an
application that performs a TCSBRK operation followed
by a TCFLSH operation prior to closing a port, the last
data left in the concentrator box on the 64-port adapter is lost. However,
no problem occurs if an SIO, 8-port, or 16-port adapter is used.
- TCSBRK
- Waits for the output to drain. If the Value
parameter has a value of 0, it sends a break of 0.25 seconds. A nonzero value
causes a break condition of that many milliseconds.
- TCSBREAK
- Waits for the output to drain. If the Value
parameter has a value of 0, it sends a break of .25 seconds. A nonzero value
causes a break condition of that many milliseconds.
- TCXONC
- Starts and stops control. If the Value parameter
has a value of 0, it suspends output. If the Value
parameter has a value of 1, it restarts suspended output. If the Value parameter has a value of 2, it blocks input. If the Value parameter has a value of 3, it unblocks input.
- TCFLSH
- If the Value parameter has a value of 0, it
flushes the input queue. If the Value parameter has
a value of 1, it flushes the output queue. If the Value parameter has a value of 2, it flushes both the input and output queues.
Another form for ioctl subroutines is:
ioctl (FileDescriptor, Command, Structure)
struct csmap* Structure;
- TCSCSMAP
- Sets the code set map from the structure referenced by the structure
parameter and rejects any invalid map (any map with 0 length/width or a length
greater than MB_LEN_MAX). The /usr/include/sys/tty.h file contains the structure used for TCSCSMAP
and TCGCSMAP operations.
- TCGCSMAP
- Returns a copy of the current code set map in the structure referenced
by the structure parameter. The /usr/include/sys/tty.h
file contains the structure used for TCSCSMAP and TCGCSMAP operations.
The following ioctl operations are used for trusted communications path
operations:
- TCSAK
- Points to an integer that enables the Secure Attention Key (SAK) sequence
(Ctrl-X, Ctrl-R) to provide a clean terminal to which only trusted processes
can read or write. When SAK is enabled and the user types this sequence,
all processes that are currently running are ended. The TCSAKON operation turns the SAK sequence on; the TCSAKOFF operation turns the SAK sequence off.
- TCQSAK
- Queries the state (TCSAKON or TCSAKOFF) of the SAK sequence.
- TCTRUST
- Sets a bit by which another process can query, (with the TCQTRUST operation), the state of the terminal, (TCTRUSTED or TCUNTRUSTED).
- TCQTRUST
- Queries the state of the terminal (TCTRUSTED
or TCUNTRUSTED).
Related Information
The fork subroutine,
ioctl subroutine, setpgrp subroutine, sigvec subroutine.
The csh command, getty command, stty command, tset command.
The tty Subsystem Overview in AIX 5L Version 5.2 General Programming Concepts: Writing and Debugging Programs.
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