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posix_isatty

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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Determine if a file descriptor is an interactive terminal

Description

posix_isatty(resource|int $file_descriptor): bool

Determines if the file descriptor file_descriptor refers to a valid terminal type device.

Parameters

Return Values

Returns true if file_descriptor is an open descriptor connected to a terminal and false otherwise.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.5.0Now raises an E_WARNING when an invalid file_descriptor is encountered.
8.4.0Set errno (error number) to EBADF when the file descriptor/stream passed is invalid.
8.3.0Type error E_WARNINGs are now raised for integer coercions following the usual PHP type coercion semantics.

See Also

Source: reference/posix/functions/posix-isatty.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)