tcdrain(3p) — Linux manual page
TCDRAIN(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual TCDRAIN(3P)
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NAME
tcdrain — wait for transmission of output
SYNOPSIS
#include <termios.h>
int tcdrain(int fildes);
DESCRIPTION
The tcdrain() function shall block until all output written to
the object referred to by fildes is transmitted. The fildes
argument is an open file descriptor associated with a terminal.
Any attempts to use tcdrain() from a process which is a member of
a background process group on a fildes associated with its
controlling terminal, shall cause the process group to be sent a
SIGTTOU signal. If the calling thread is blocking SIGTTOU
signals or the process is ignoring SIGTTOU signals, the process
shall be allowed to perform the operation, and no signal is sent.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, 0 shall be returned. Otherwise, -1
shall be returned and errno set to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The tcdrain() function shall fail if:
EBADF The fildes argument is not a valid file descriptor.
EINTR A signal interrupted tcdrain().
EIO The process group of the writing process is orphaned, the
calling thread is not blocking SIGTTOU, and the process is
not ignoring SIGTTOU.
ENOTTY The file associated with fildes is not a terminal.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
tcflush(3p)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, Chapter 11, General
Terminal Interface, termios.h(0p)
COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
(C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The
Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group
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Pages that refer to this page: termios.h(0p), tcflush(3p)