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14249 pseudo-terminal nomenclature should reflect POSIX
Change-Id: Ib4a3cef899ff4c71b09cb0dc6878863c5e8357bc

@@ -1,54 +1,59 @@
 PTEM(7M)                        STREAMS Modules                       PTEM(7M)
 
 NAME
-       ptem - STREAMS Pseudo Terminal Emulation module
+     ptem - STREAMS Pseudo-Terminal Emulation module
 
 SYNOPSIS
-       int ioctl(fd, I_PUSH, "ptem");
+     #include <unistd.h>
+     #include <stropts.h>
 
+     int
+     ioctl(int fildes, I_PUSH, "ptem");
 
 DESCRIPTION
-       ptem is a STREAMS module that, when used in conjunction with a line
-       discipline and pseudo terminal driver, emulates a terminal.
+     ptem is a STREAMS module that emulates a terminal device when used in
+     conjunction with the line discipline, ldterm(7M), and the pseudo terminal
+     driver, ptm(7D).
 
+     The ptem module must be pushed (see I_PUSH in streamio(7I)) onto the
+     subsidiary device of a pseudo-terminal STREAM, before the ldterm(7M)
+     module is pushed.
 
-       The ptem module must be pushed (see  I_PUSH, streamio(7I)) onto the
-       slave side of a pseudo terminal STREAM, before the ldterm(7M) module is
-       pushed.
+   Write-side Behaviour
+     The TCSETA, TCSETAF, TCSETAW, TCGETA, TCSETS, TCSETSW, TCSETSF, TCGETS,
+     TCSBRK, JWINSIZE, TIOCGWINSZ, and TIOCSWINSZ termio(7I) ioctl(2) messages
+     are processed and acknowledged.
 
+     If remote mode is not in effect, ptem handles the TIOCSTI ioctl by
+     copying the argument bytes into an M_DATA message and passing it back up
+     the read side.  Regardless of the remote mode setting, ptem acknowledges
+     the ioctl and passes a copy of it downstream for possible further
+     processing.
 
-       On the write-side, the TCSETA, TCSETAF, TCSETAW, TCGETA, TCSETS,
-       TCSETSW, TCSETSF, TCGETS, TCSBRK, JWINSIZE, TIOCGWINSZ, and TIOCSWINSZ
-       termio ioctl(2) messages are processed and acknowledged. If remote mode
-       is not in effect, ptem handles the TIOCSTI ioctl by copying the
-       argument bytes into an  M_DATA message and passing it back up the read
-       side. Regardless of the remote mode setting, ptem acknowledges the
-       ioctl and passes a copy of it downstream for possible further
-       processing. A hang up (that is, stty 0) is converted to a zero length
-       M_DATA message and passed downstream. Termio cflags and window row and
-       column information are stored locally one per stream. M_DELAY messages
-       are discarded. All other messages are passed downstream unmodified.
+     A hang up (e.g., stty 0) is converted to a zero length M_DATA message and
+     passed downstream.  termio(7I) cflags and window row and column
+     information are stored locally, one per stream.  M_DELAY messages are
+     discarded.
 
+     All other messages are passed downstream unmodified.
 
-       On the read-side all messages are passed upstream unmodified with the
-       following exceptions. All M_READ and M_DELAY messages are freed in both
-       directions. A TCSBRK ioctl is converted to an M_BREAK message and
-       passed upstream and an acknowledgement is returned downstream. A
-       TIOCSIGNAL ioctl is converted into an M_PCSIG message,  and passed
-       upstream and an acknowledgement is returned downstream. Finally a
-       TIOCREMOTE ioctl is converted into an M_CTL message, acknowledged, and
-       passed upstream; the resulting mode is retained for use in subsequent
-       TIOCSTI parsing.
+   Read-side Behaviour
+     All messages are passed upstream unmodified with the following
+     exceptions:
 
-FILES
-       <sys/ptem.h>
+     o   All M_READ and M_DELAY messages are freed in both directions.
 
+     o   A TCSBRK ioctl is converted to an M_BREAK message and passed upstream
+         and an acknowledgement is returned downstream.
 
+     o   A TIOCSIGNAL ioctl is converted into an M_PCSIG message, passed
+         upstream, and an acknowledgement is returned downstream.
 
+     o   A TIOCREMOTE ioctl is converted into an M_CTL message, acknowledged,
+         and passed upstream; the resulting mode is retained for use in
+         subsequent TIOCSTI parsing.
+
 SEE ALSO
-       stty(1), ioctl(2), ldterm(7M), pckt(7M), streamio(7I), termio(7I)
+     stty(1), ioctl(2), streamio(7I), termio(7I), ldterm(7M), pckt(7M)
 
-
-       STREAMS Programming Guide
-
-                                 July 3, 1990                         PTEM(7M)
+illumos                        February 5, 2022                        illumos