diff --git a/scsh/tty.c b/scsh/tty.c
index ad2fced..205e17c 100644
--- a/scsh/tty.c
+++ b/scsh/tty.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 extern int errno;
 
 #define errno_or_false(x) (((x) == -1) ? ENTER_FIXNUM(errno) : SCHFALSE)
+#define errno_on_zero_or_false(x) ((x) ? SCHFALSE : ENTER_FIXNUM(errno))
 scheme_value df_scheme_tcgetattr(long nargs, scheme_value *args)
 {
     extern int scheme_tcgetattr(int , char *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *, int *);
@@ -147,3 +148,41 @@ scheme_value df_open_ctty(long nargs, scheme_value *args)
     return ret1;
     }
 
+scheme_value df_isatty(long nargs, scheme_value *args)
+{
+    extern int isatty(int );
+    scheme_value ret1;
+    int r1;
+
+    cig_check_nargs(1, nargs, "isatty");
+    r1 = isatty(EXTRACT_FIXNUM(args[0]));
+    ret1 = ENTER_BOOLEAN(r1);
+    return ret1;
+    }
+
+scheme_value df_ttyname(long nargs, scheme_value *args)
+{
+    extern char *ttyname(int );
+    scheme_value ret1;
+    char *r1;
+
+    cig_check_nargs(2, nargs, "ttyname");
+    r1 = ttyname(EXTRACT_FIXNUM(args[1]));
+    ret1 = errno_on_zero_or_false(r1);
+    {AlienVal(CAR(VECTOR_REF(*args,0))) = (long) r1; CDR(VECTOR_REF(*args,0)) = strlen_or_false(r1);}
+    return ret1;
+    }
+
+scheme_value df_scm_ctermid(long nargs, scheme_value *args)
+{
+    extern char *scm_ctermid(void);
+    scheme_value ret1;
+    char *r1;
+
+    cig_check_nargs(1, nargs, "scm_ctermid");
+    r1 = scm_ctermid();
+    ret1 = errno_on_zero_or_false(r1);
+    {AlienVal(CAR(VECTOR_REF(*args,0))) = (long) r1; CDR(VECTOR_REF(*args,0)) = strlen_or_false(r1);}
+    return ret1;
+    }
+
diff --git a/scsh/tty.scm b/scsh/tty.scm
index 8bc4402..3e6bda4 100644
--- a/scsh/tty.scm
+++ b/scsh/tty.scm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  "extern int errno;"
  ""
  "#define errno_or_false(x) (((x) == -1) ? ENTER_FIXNUM(errno) : SCHFALSE)"
+  "#define errno_on_zero_or_false(x) ((x) ? SCHFALSE : ENTER_FIXNUM(errno))"
  "" )
 
 
@@ -362,3 +363,27 @@
   (multi-rep (to-scheme integer errno_or_false)
              integer))
 
+
+;;; Random bits & pieces: isatty ttyname ctermid
+;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+;;; (tty? fd/port) -> boolean
+;;; (tty-file-name fd/port) -> string
+;;; (control-tty-file-name) -> string
+
+(define-foreign %tty? (isatty (integer fd)) bool)
+(define (tty? fd/port) (sleazy-call/fdes fd/port %tty?))
+
+
+(define-foreign %tty-file-name/errno (ttyname (integer fd))
+  (multi-rep (to-scheme static-string errno_on_zero_or_false)
+	     static-string))
+(define-errno-syscall (%tty-file-name fd) %tty-file-name/errno
+  tty-name)
+(define (tty-file-name fd/port) (sleazy-call/fdes fd/port %tty-file-name))
+
+
+(define-foreign %ctermid/errno (scm_ctermid)
+  (multi-rep (to-scheme static-string errno_on_zero_or_false)
+	     static-string))
+
+(define-errno-syscall (control-tty-file-name) %ctermid/errno term-name)
diff --git a/scsh/tty1.c b/scsh/tty1.c
index 7cd7b60..0b34c85 100644
--- a/scsh/tty1.c
+++ b/scsh/tty1.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdio.h>	/* ctermid decl */
 #include <termios.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -115,3 +116,5 @@ int open_ctty(const char *ttyname, int flags)
 #endif
     return fd;
     }
+
+char *scm_ctermid() { return ctermid(0); }
diff --git a/scsh/tty1.h b/scsh/tty1.h
index 717b4e4..3ea61f7 100644
--- a/scsh/tty1.h
+++ b/scsh/tty1.h
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@ int scheme_tcsetattr(int fd,	    int option,
 		     int min,	    int time);
 
 int open_ctty(const char *ttyname, int flags);
+
+char *scm_ctermid(void);