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libptytty

brew install libptytty v2.0 GPL-2.0-or-later

C library for OS-independent pseudo-TTY management and session handling.

Why you might care

Abstracts platform-specific pty creation and control across Unix-like systems, simplifying terminal emulation and shell wrapper development. Used as a build dependency by terminal multiplexers and window managers (e.g. rxvt-unicode, screen-like tools) to avoid reimplementing pty logic.

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libutil Unix pty interfaces
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365-day · #1215

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