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 more).
 \end{funcdesc}
 
+\begin{funcdesc}{openpty}{}
+Open a new master/slave pseudo-terminal pair. Return a pair of file
+descriptors \code{(\var{master}, \var{slave})} for the pty and the tty,
+respectively. For a (slightly) more portable approach, use the
+\refmodule{pty}\refstmodindex{pty} module.
+Availability: some flavors of \UNIX{}
+\end{funcdesc}
+
 \begin{funcdesc}{pipe}{}
 Create a pipe.  Return a pair of file descriptors \code{(\var{r},
 \var{w})} usable for reading and writing, respectively.
@@ -789,6 +797,15 @@
 Fork a child process.  Return \code{0} in the child, the child's
 process id in the parent.
 Availability: \UNIX{}.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
+\begin{funcdesc}{forkpty}{}
+Fork a child process, using a new pseudo-terminal as the child's controlling
+terminal. Return a pair of \code{(\var{pid}, \var{fd})}, where \code{pid} is
+\code{0} in the child, the new child's process id in the parent, and
+\code{fd} the filedescriptor of the master end of the pseudo-terminal.
+For a more portable approach, use the \refmodule{pty} module.
+Availability: some flavors of \UNIX{}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{kill}{pid, sig}
Index: Doc/lib/libpty.tex
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 to the child's standard input and output.
 \end{funcdesc}
 
+\begin{funcdesc}{openpty}{}
+Open a new pseudo-terminal master/slave pair, using
+\refmodule{os}refstmodindex{os}.\function{openpty()} if possible, or
+emulation code for SGI and generic \UNIX{} systems. Return a pair of
+filedescriptors \code{(\var{master}, \var{slave})}, for the master and the
+slave end, respectively.
+\end{funcdesc}
+
 \begin{funcdesc}{spawn}{argv\optional{, master_read\optional{, stdin_read}}}
 Spawn a process, and connect its controlling terminal with the current 
 process's standard io. This is often used to baffle programs which