package pty import ( "errors" "os" "syscall" "unsafe" ) func open() (pty, tty *os.File, err error) { pFD, err := syscall.Open("/dev/ptmx", syscall.O_RDWR|syscall.O_CLOEXEC, 0) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } p := os.NewFile(uintptr(pFD), "/dev/ptmx") // 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 := grantpt(p); err != nil { return nil, nil, err } if err := unlockpt(p); err != nil { return nil, nil, err } t, err := os.OpenFile(sname, os.O_RDWR, 0) if err != nil { return nil, nil, err } return p, t, nil } func ptsname(f *os.File) (string, error) { n := make([]byte, _IOC_PARM_LEN(syscall.TIOCPTYGNAME)) err := ioctl(f.Fd(), syscall.TIOCPTYGNAME, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&n[0]))) if err != nil { return "", err } for i, c := range n { if c == 0 { return string(n[:i]), nil } } return "", errors.New("TIOCPTYGNAME string not NUL-terminated") } func grantpt(f *os.File) error { return ioctl(f.Fd(), syscall.TIOCPTYGRANT, 0) } func unlockpt(f *os.File) error { return ioctl(f.Fd(), syscall.TIOCPTYUNLK, 0) }