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NAME

       ptywrap - fool programs into thinking they are talking to a pseudo-tty

SYNOPSIS

       ptywrap

DESCRIPTION

       ptywrap  is  a simple tool to wrap other programs’ input/output streams
       in a pseudo-tty.

       Many programs  determine  whether  or  not  they  should  buffer  their
       input/output  based  on whether or not these are connected to a pseudo-
       tty. Ptywrap can be used to fool programs into thinking that  they  are
       connected  to  a  pseudo-tty  even  if  they  are not (e.g. even if the
       input/output is redirected to a file).

SEE ALSO

       modglue(1).  prompt(1).

       See the web page  at  http://www.aei.mpg.de/~peekas/modglue/  for  more
       information.

AUTHORS

       Kasper Peeters <kasper.peeters@aei.mpg.de>

                                 Jul 12, 2008