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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30-day installs · #879
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90-day · #933
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365-day · #1215
Build dependencies
Links
- https://software.schmorp.de/pkg/libptytty.html
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libptytty.rb
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