tty_reset_termios(9)

πŸ“¦ version 7.3.1, in nixpkgs unstable

πŸ’… tty_reset_termios(9) β€” the Kernel API Manual glow-up πŸŽ€

okay bestie, welcome to the Kernel API Manual entry for tty_reset_termios(9) β€” yes the <italic>(9)</italic> means it's a kernel function, we're in the big leagues now ✨


✨ NAME ✨

tty_reset_termios β€” reset terminal state, no cap πŸ–₯οΈπŸ’«


🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

void tty_reset_termios (struct tty_struct *tty );

that's the whole thing. void return, one arg, she's simple and she's iconic πŸ’…


πŸ¦‹ ARGUMENTS πŸ¦‹

  • tty β€” the tty you wanna reset, like literally the terminal struct you're passing in 🫢

πŸ’– DESCRIPTION πŸ’–

so what does she do? she restores a terminal to the driver default state. that's it. that's the whole vibe. your terminal got messy, she puts it back to how the driver likes it, main character energy only πŸ‘‘


πŸ”₯ SEE ALSO πŸ”₯

the kernel file is ./drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c β€” go read it, iykyk πŸ“– and here's the whole friend group, all of them, no gatekeeping πŸ’œ:


fr fr go read the source before you touch it, bestie β€” the page is short but the code is where the lore lives πŸ™ˆ

πŸ’« sign-off time πŸ’« β€” this lil beauty lives under ./drivers/tty, dated October 2026, and honestly? she ate. mwah πŸ’‹πŸŽ€πŸ¦‹

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