GETTY(8) - System Manager’s Manual # GETTY(8) - System Manager’s Manual
NAME # getty - set terminal mode
SYNOPSIS # getty [type [tty]]
DESCRIPTION # The getty program is called by init(8) to open and initialize the tty line, read a login name, and invoke login(1).
The argument tty is the special device file in /dev to open for the terminal (for example, ttyh0). If there is no argument or the argument is ‘-’, the tty line is assumed to be open as file descriptor 0.
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GETTYTAB(5) - File Formats Manual # GETTYTAB(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # gettytab - terminal configuration database
DESCRIPTION # The gettytab file is a simplified version of the termcap(5) database used to describe terminal lines. The initial terminal login process getty(8) accesses the gettytab file each time it starts, allowing simpler reconfiguration of terminal characteristics. Each entry in the database is used to describe one class of terminals.
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TTYS(5) - File Formats Manual # TTYS(5) - File Formats Manual
NAME # ttys - terminal initialization information
DESCRIPTION # The ttys file contains information that is used by various routines to initialize and control the use of terminal special files. This information is read with the getttyent(3) library routines.
There is one line in the ttys file per special device file. Fields are separated by tabs and/or spaces. Fields comprised of more than one word should be enclosed in double quotes (’"’).
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