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.th TTYN III 1/15/73
.sh NAME
ttyn \*- return name of current typewriter
.sh SYNOPSIS
.ft B
jsr	pc,ttyn
.s3
ttyn(file)
.s3
.ft R
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Ttyn
hunts up the last character of the name of the
typewriter which is the standard input (from \fIas\fR)
or is specified by the
argument
.it file
descriptor (from C).
If \fIn\fR is returned, the
typewriter name is then ``/dev/tty\fIn\fR''.
.s3
.bd x
is returned if the indicated file does not correspond to a
typewriter.
.sh BUGS
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878b8aef KT	1	.th TTYN III 1/15/73
	2	.sh NAME
	3	ttyn \*- return name of current typewriter
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.ft B
	6	jsr pc,ttyn
	7	.s3
	8	ttyn(file)
	9	.s3
	10	.ft R
	11	.sh DESCRIPTION
	12	.it Ttyn
	13	hunts up the last character of the name of the
	14	typewriter which is the standard input (from \fIas\fR)
	15	or is specified by the
	16	argument
	17	.it file
	18	descriptor (from C).
	19	If \fIn\fR is returned, the
	20	typewriter name is then ``/dev/tty\fIn\fR''.
	21	.s3
	22	.bd x
	23	is returned if the indicated file does not correspond to a
	24	typewriter.
	25	.sh BUGS