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.Dd September 19, 2012 .Dt MOUNT_PTYFS 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm mount_ptyfs .Nd mount the /dev/pts file system .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl g Ar group|gid .Op Fl m Ar mode .Op Fl o Ar options .Ar ptyfs .Ar mount_point .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm command attaches an instance of the pseudo-terminal device filesystem to the global filesystem namespace. The conventional mount point is
a /dev/pts . The directory specified by .Ar mount_point is converted to an absolute path before use. This command is normally executed by .Xr mount 8 at boot time.
p The filesystem contains pseudo-terminal slave device nodes which are allocated dynamically via .Xr ptm 4 , or they are already open via traditional BSD style ptys.
p The options are as follows: l -tag -width indent t Fl g Ar group|gid Specify the group ownership of the slave pseudo-tty. t Fl m Ar mode Specify the default .Ar mode of the slave pseudo-tty. t Fl o Options are specified with a .Fl o flag followed by a comma separated string of options.
p .Nm specific options are .Dv group which corresponds to .Fl g , and .Dv mode which corresponds to .Fl m . See the .Xr mount 8 man page for possible options and their meanings. .El .Sh FILES l -tag -width n -compact t Pa n The nth pseudo-terminal device in use. .El .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mount 2 , .Xr unmount 2 , .Xr ptm 4 , .Xr fstab 5 , .Xr mount 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm utility first appeared in .Nx 3.0 . .Sh BUGS When multiple instances are mounted, they all display the union of the ptys used in each instance, not just the ones used in the particular instance.