package pty import ( "os" "strconv" "syscall" "unsafe" ) func open() (pty, tty *os.File, err error) { p, err := os.OpenFile("/dev/ptmx", os.O_RDWR, 0) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } // In case of error after this point, make sure we close the ptmx fd. defer func() { if err != nil { _ = p.Close() // Best effort. } }() sname, err := ptsname(p) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } if err := unlockpt(p); err != nil { return nil, nil, err } t, err := os.OpenFile(sname, os.O_RDWR|syscall.O_NOCTTY, 0) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } return p, t, nil } func ptsname(f *os.File) (string, error) { var n _C_uint err := ioctl(f.Fd(), syscall.TIOCGPTN, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&n))) if err != nil { return "", err } return "/dev/pts/" + strconv.Itoa(int(n)), nil } func unlockpt(f *os.File) error { var u _C_int // use TIOCSPTLCK with a pointer to zero to clear the lock return ioctl(f.Fd(), syscall.TIOCSPTLCK, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&u))) }