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diff --git a/static/v10/man5/ttys.5 b/static/v10/man5/ttys.5 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e3f34fc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man5/ttys.5 @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +.TH TTYS 5 +.CT 1 comm_term +.SH NAME +ttys \- terminal initialization data +.SH DESCRIPTION +The file +.F /etc/ttys +directs +.IR init (8) +in associating login processes with terminal ports. +It contains one line per port. +.PP +If the first character of a line is +.L 0 +the line will be ignored; +if it is +.L 1 +the line will be effective. +The second character is used as an argument to +.IR getty (8), +which performs such tasks as baud-rate recognition, +reading the login name, +and calling +.IR login (8). +For normal lines, +the character is +.LR 0 . +Other characters can be used, for example, with hard-wired terminals +where speed recognition is unnecessary +or which have special characteristics; see +.IR getty (8) +for a list. +The remainder of the line is the terminal's entry +in the device directory, +.FR /dev . +.SH FILES +.F /etc/ttys +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.IR init (8), +.IR getty (8), +.IR login (8) |
