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getty - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
/usr/lib/saf/ttymon
[ -h ] [ -t timeout ] line [ speed [ type [ linedisc ] ] ]
/usr/lib/saf/ttymon
-c file
SUNWcsr
getty is a symbolic link to /usr/lib/saf/ttymon.
It is included for compatibility with previous releases for the few applications
that still call getty directly. getty can only be executed by the super-user,
(a process with the user ID root). Initially getty prints the login prompt,
waits for the user’s login name, and then invokes the login command. getty
attempts to adapt the system to the terminal speed by using the options
and arguments specified on the command line.
When given no optional arguments,
getty specifies the following: The speed of the interface is set to 300
baud, either parity is allowed, new-line characters are converted to carriage
return-line feed, and tab expansion is performed on the standard output.
getty types the login prompt before reading the user’s name a character
at a time. If a null character (or framing error) is received, it is assumed
to be the result of the user pressing the BREAK key. This will cause getty
to attempt the next speed in the series. The series that getty tries is
determined by what it finds in /etc/ttydefs.
- line
- The name of a TTY
line in /dev to which getty is to attach itself. getty uses this string
as the name of a file in the /dev directory to open for reading and writing.
- -h
- If the -h flag is not set, a hangup will be forced by setting the speed
to zero before setting the speed to the default or a specified speed.
- -t
timeout
- Specifies that getty should exit if the open on the line succeeds
and no one types anything in timeout seconds.
- speed
- The speed argument is
a label to a speed and TTY definition in the file /etc/ttydefs. This definition
tells getty at what speed to run initially, what the initial TTY settings
are, and what speed to try next, (should the user press the BREAK key to
indicate that the speed is inappropriate). The default speed is 300 baud.
- type and linedisc
- These options are obsolete and will be ignored.
- -c file
- The -c option is no longer supported. Instead use /usr/sbin/sttydefs -l to
list the contents of the /etc/ttydefs file and perform a validity check
on the file.
- /etc/ttydefs
-
ct(1C)
, login(1)
, sttydefs(1M)
,
ttymon(1M)
, ioctl(2)
, tty(7D)
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