Originální popis anglicky: 
ttyname, ttyname_r - find the pathname of a terminal
Návod, kniha: POSIX Programmer's Manual
#include <unistd.h>
 
 
char *ttyname(int 
 fildes);
 
int ttyname_r(int fildes, char *name, size_t
  namesize);  
 
The 
ttyname() function shall return a pointer to a string containing a
  null-terminated pathname of the terminal associated with file descriptor
  
fildes. The return value may point to static data whose content is
  overwritten by each call.
The 
ttyname() function need not be reentrant. A function that is not
  required to be reentrant is not required to be thread-safe.
The 
ttyname_r() function shall store the null-terminated pathname of the
  terminal associated with the file descriptor 
fildes in the character
  array referenced by 
name. The array is 
namesize characters long
  and should have space for the name and the terminating null character. The
  maximum length of the terminal name shall be {TTY_NAME_MAX}.
Upon successful completion, 
ttyname() shall return a pointer to a string.
  Otherwise, a null pointer shall be returned and 
errno set to indicate
  the error.
If successful, the 
ttyname_r() function shall return zero. Otherwise, an
  error number shall be returned to indicate the error.
The 
ttyname() function may fail if:
  - EBADF
- The fildes argument is not a valid file
    descriptor.
  - ENOTTY
- The fildes argument does not refer to a terminal.
      
The 
ttyname_r() function may fail if:
  - EBADF
- The fildes argument is not a valid file
    descriptor.
  - ENOTTY
- The fildes argument does not refer to a
    terminal.
  - ERANGE
- The value of namesize is smaller than the length of
      the string to be returned including the terminating null character.
      
The following sections are informative.
None.
None.
The term ``terminal'' is used instead of the historical term ``terminal device''
  in order to avoid a reference to an undefined term.
The thread-safe version places the terminal name in a user-supplied buffer and
  returns a non-zero value if it fails. The non-thread-safe version may return
  the name in a static data area that may be overwritten by each call.
None.
The Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001,
  
<unistd.h>
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE
  Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology -- Portable
  Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue
  6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 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 Standard is the referee document. The original
  Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html
  .