posix_isatty
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
posix_isatty — Determine if a file descriptor is an interactive terminal
Description
posix_isatty ( mixed $fd ) : bool
Determines if the file descriptor fd
refers to a valid terminal type device.
Parameters
-
fd
-
The file descriptor, which is expected to be either a file resource or an int. An int will be assumed to be a file descriptor that can be passed directly to the underlying system call.
In almost all cases, you will want to provide a file resource.
Return Values
Returns true
if fd
is an open descriptor connected to a terminal and false
otherwise.
See Also
- posix_ttyname() - Determine terminal device name
- stream_isatty() - Check if a stream is a TTY
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