getty(1m) - osol9

1getty(1M)               System Administration Commands               getty(1M)
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NAME

6       getty - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/lib/saf/ttymon [-h] [-t timeout] line
10            [speed [type [linedisc]]]
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DESCRIPTION

17       getty sets terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline. getty is a
18       symbolic link to  /usr/lib/saf/ttymon. It is included for compatibility
19       with  previous releases  for the few applications that still call getty
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23       getty can only be executed by the super-user, (a process with the  user
24       ID root). Initially getty prints the login prompt, waits for the user's
25       login name, and then invokes the login command. getty attempts to adapt
26       the  system  to  the  terminal speed by using the options and arguments
27       specified on the command line.
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30       Without optional arguments, getty specifies the following:  The   speed
31       of  the interface is set to 300 baud, either parity is allowed, NEWLINE
32       characters are converted to carriage return-line feed, and  tab  expan‐
33       sion  is performed on the standard output. getty types the login prompt
34       before reading the user's name a character at a time. If a null charac‐
35       ter  (or framing error)  is received, it is assumed to be the result of
36       the user pressing the  BREAK key. This will cause getty to attempt  the
37       next  speed in the series. The series that getty tries is determined by
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OPTIONS

41       The following options are supported:
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43       -h            If the -h flag is not set, a hangup  will  be  forced  by
44                     setting the speed to zero before setting the speed to the
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53                     /usr/sbin/sttydefs  -l  to  list  the  contents  of   the
54                     /etc/ttydefs  file  and  perform  a validity check on the
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OPERANDS

59       The following operands are supported:
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61       line                 The name of a  TTY line in  /dev to which getty is
62                            to  attach  itself.  getty uses this string as the
63                            name of a file in the /dev directory to  open  for
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67       speed                The  speed argument is a label to a speed and  TTY
68                            definition in the file /etc/ttydefs. This  defini‐
69                            tion  tells  getty at what speed to run initially,
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72                            to indicate that the speed is inappropriate).  The
73                            default speed is 300 baud.
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FILES

80       /etc/ttydefs
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ATTRIBUTES

84       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
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89       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
90       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         │      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        │
91       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
92       │Availability                 │SUNWcsr                      │
93       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
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