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# TTY
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Stability: 2 - Stable
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The `tty` module provides the `tty.ReadStream` and `tty.WriteStream` classes.
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In most cases, it will not be necessary or possible to use this module directly.
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However, it can be accessed using:
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```js
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const tty = require('tty');
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```
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When Node.js detects that it is being run inside a text terminal ("TTY")
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context, the `process.stdin` will, by default, be initialized as an instance of
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`tty.ReadStream` and both `process.stdout` and `process.stderr` will, by
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default be instances of `tty.WriteStream`. The preferred method of determining
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whether Node.js is being run within a TTY context is to check that the value of
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the `process.stdout.isTTY` property is `true`:
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```sh
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$ node -p -e "Boolean(process.stdout.isTTY)"
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true
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$ node -p -e "Boolean(process.stdout.isTTY)" | cat
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false
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```
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In most cases, there should be little to no reason for an application to
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create instances of the `tty.ReadStream` and `tty.WriteStream` classes.
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## Class: tty.ReadStream
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.5.8
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-->
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The `tty.ReadStream` class is a subclass of `net.Socket` that represents the
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readable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances `process.stdin` will be the
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only `tty.ReadStream` instance in a Node.js process and there should be no
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reason to create additional instances.
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### readStream.isRaw
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.7.7
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-->
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A `boolean` that is `true` if the TTY is currently configured to operate as a
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raw device. Defaults to `false`.
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### readStream.setRawMode(mode)
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.7.7
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-->
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* `mode` {boolean} If `true`, configures the `tty.ReadStream` to operate as a
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raw device. If `false`, configures the `tty.ReadStream` to operate in its
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default mode. The `readStream.isRaw` property will be set to the resulting
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mode.
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## Class: tty.WriteStream
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.5.8
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-->
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The `tty.WriteStream` class is a subclass of `net.Socket` that represents the
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writable side of a TTY. In normal circumstances, `process.stdout` and
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`process.stderr` will be the only `tty.WriteStream` instances created for a
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Node.js process and there should be no reason to create additional instances.
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### Event: 'resize'
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.7.7
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-->
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The `'resize'` event is emitted whenever either of the `writeStream.columns`
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or `writeStream.rows` properties have changed. No arguments are passed to the
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listener callback when called.
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```js
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process.stdout.on('resize', () => {
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console.log('screen size has changed!');
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console.log(`${process.stdout.columns}x${process.stdout.rows}`);
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});
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```
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### writeStream.columns
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.7.7
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-->
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A `number` specifying the number of columns the TTY currently has. This property
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is updated whenever the `'resize'` event is emitted.
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### writeStream.rows
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.7.7
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-->
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A `number` specifying the number of rows the TTY currently has. This property
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is updated whenever the `'resize'` event is emitted.
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## tty.isatty(fd)
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<!-- YAML
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added: v0.5.8
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-->
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* `fd` {number} A numeric file descriptor
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The `tty.isatty()` method returns `true` if the given `fd` is associated with
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a TTY and `false` if is not.
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