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32.\" @(#)getty.8 6.6 (Berkeley) 4/25/91
33.\"
34.Dd April 25, 1991
35.Dt GETTY 8
36.Os BSD 4
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm getty
39.Nd set terminal mode
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm getty
42.Oo
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56.Ar tty
57is the special device file in
58.Pa /dev
59to open for the terminal (for example, ``ttyh0'').
60If there is no argument or the argument is
61.Ql Fl ,
62the tty line is assumed to be open as file descriptor 0.
63.Pp
64The
65.Ar type
66argument can be used to make
67.Nm getty
68treat the terminal line specially.
69This argument is used as an index into the
70.Nm gettytab 5
71database, to determine the characteristics of the line.
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106lines are either not configured into the system, the associated device
107was not attached during boot-time system configuration,
108or the special file in
109.Pa /dev
110does not exist.
111.El
112.Sh FILES
113.Bl -tag -width /etc/gettytab -compact
114.It Pa /etc/gettytab
115.El
116.Sh SEE ALSO
117.Xr gettytab 5 ,
118.Xr init 8 ,
119.Xr login 1 ,
120.Xr ioctl 2 ,
121.Xr tty 4 ,
122.Xr ttys 5
123.Sh HISTORY
124A
125.Nm getty
126program appeared in
127.At v6 .
2.\" All rights reserved.
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4.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
5.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
6.\" are met:
7.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
8.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
9.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
10.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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24.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
25.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
26.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
27.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
28.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
29.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
30.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
31.\"
32.\" @(#)getty.8 6.6 (Berkeley) 4/25/91
33.\"
34.Dd April 25, 1991
35.Dt GETTY 8
36.Os BSD 4
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm getty
39.Nd set terminal mode
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Nm getty
42.Oo
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56.Ar tty
57is the special device file in
58.Pa /dev
59to open for the terminal (for example, ``ttyh0'').
60If there is no argument or the argument is
61.Ql Fl ,
62the tty line is assumed to be open as file descriptor 0.
63.Pp
64The
65.Ar type
66argument can be used to make
67.Nm getty
68treat the terminal line specially.
69This argument is used as an index into the
70.Nm gettytab 5
71database, to determine the characteristics of the line.
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106lines are either not configured into the system, the associated device
107was not attached during boot-time system configuration,
108or the special file in
109.Pa /dev
110does not exist.
111.El
112.Sh FILES
113.Bl -tag -width /etc/gettytab -compact
114.It Pa /etc/gettytab
115.El
116.Sh SEE ALSO
117.Xr gettytab 5 ,
118.Xr init 8 ,
119.Xr login 1 ,
120.Xr ioctl 2 ,
121.Xr tty 4 ,
122.Xr ttys 5
123.Sh HISTORY
124A
125.Nm getty
126program appeared in
127.At v6 .