peters-pty.js
v0.2.3
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Pseudo terminals for node.
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pty.js
forkpty(3)
bindings for node.js. This allows you to fork processes with pseudo
terminal file descriptors. It returns a terminal object which allows reads
and writes.
This is useful for:
- Writing a terminal emulator.
- Getting certain programs to think you're a terminal. This is useful if you need a program to send you control sequences.
Example Usage
var pty = require('pty.js');
var term = pty.spawn('bash', [], {
name: 'xterm-color',
cols: 80,
rows: 30,
cwd: process.env.HOME,
env: process.env
});
term.on('data', function(data) {
console.log(data);
});
term.write('ls\r');
term.resize(100, 40);
term.write('ls /\r');
console.log(term.process);
Todo
- Add tcsetattr(3), tcgetattr(3).
- Add a way of determining the current foreground job for platforms other than Linux and OSX/Darwin.
License
Copyright (c) 2012, Christopher Jeffrey (MIT License).