---
name: "tickit_term_open_stdio"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtickit-dev"
version: "0.4.3-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tickit_term_open_stdio"
---

# tickit\_term\_open\_stdio(3)

create a terminal instance on standard input/output

## NAME

tickit\_term\_open\_stdio - create a terminal instance on standard input/output

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include <tickit.h>

TickitTerm *tickit_term_open_stdio(void);
```

Link with *-ltickit*.

## DESCRIPTION

**tickit\_term\_open\_stdio**() creates a new **TickitTerm** instance to represent the standard input and output streams of the process. This function is a convenient shortcut around the common use-case of creating an instance using [**tickit\_term\_build**(3)](/tickit_term_build/3.md) with the *open* field set to **TICKIT\_OPEN\_STDIO**, and enabling **SIGWINCH** support using [**tickit\_term\_observe\_sigwinch**(3)](/tickit_term_observe_sigwinch/3.md).

## RETURN VALUE

If successful, **tickit\_term\_open\_stdio**() returns a pointer to the new instance. On failure, **NULL** is returned with *errno* set to indicate the failure.

## SEE ALSO

[**tickit\_term\_build**(3)](/tickit_term_build/3.md), [**tickit\_term\_print**(3)](/tickit_term_print/3.md), [**tickit\_term\_bind\_event**(3)](/tickit_term_bind_event/3.md), [**tickit\_term**(7)](/tickit_term/7.md), [**tickit**(7)](/tickit/7.md)