TTYS(5)TTYS(5)NAMEttys - terminal initialization data
DESCRIPTION
The ttys file contains information that is used by various routines to
initialize and control the use of terminal special files. This infor‐
mation is read with the getttyent(3) library routines. There is one
line in the ttys file per special file. Fields are separated by tabs
and/or spaces. Fields comprised of more than one word should be
enclosed in double quotes (``"''). Blank lines and comments may appear
anywhere in the file; comments are delimited by hash marks (``#'') and
new lines. Any unspecified fields will default to null.
The first field is the terminal's entry in the device directory,
``/dev''.
The second field of the file is the command to execute for the line,
typically getty(8), which performs such tasks as baud-rate recognition,
reading the login name, and calling login(1). It can be, however, any
desired command, for example the start up for a window system terminal
emulator or some other daemon process, and can contain multiple words
if quoted.
The third field is the type of terminal usually connected to that tty
line, normally the one found in the termcap(5) data base file. The
environmental variable ``TERM'' is initialized with the value by either
getty(8) or login(1).
The remaining fields set flags in the ty_status entry (see gett‐
tyent(3)) or specify a window system process that init(8) will maintain
for the terminal line.
As flag values, the strings ``on'' and ``off'' specify that init should
(should not) execute the command given in the second field, while
``secure'' (if ``on'' is also specified) allows users with a uid of 0
to login on this line. These flag fields should not be quoted.
The string ``window='' may be followed by a quoted command string which
init will execute before starting the command specified by the second
field.
EXAMPLES
# root login on console at 1200 baud
console "/usr/libexec/getty std.1200" vt100 on secure
# dialup at 1200 baud, no root logins
ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty d1200" dialup on # 555-1234
# Mike's terminal: hp2621
ttyh0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" hp2621-nl on # 457 Evans
# John's terminal: vt100
ttyh1 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on # 459 Evans
# terminal emulate/window system
ttyv0 "/usr/new/xterm -L :0" vs100 on window="/usr/new/Xvs100 0"
# Network pseudo ttys-- don't enable getty
ttyp0 none network
ttyp1 none network off
FILES
/etc/ttys
SEE ALSOlogin(1), getttyent(3), ttyslot(3), gettytab(5), termcap(5), getty(8),
init(8)7th Edition June 23, 1990 TTYS(5)
