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author | wes <wes@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-02-09 23:55:13 +0000 |
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committer | wes <wes@FreeBSD.org> | 1999-02-09 23:55:13 +0000 |
commit | 4eda991f81cae280580852f81db79122e1013f3c (patch) | |
tree | 5b25450ee23d70bfb8f92472a5bea5e3ab8092a8 /etc/etc.i386/ttys | |
parent | 155ee0bd2229dd7c698270acd51b24d5b9425425 (diff) | |
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Reviewed by: jkh
Submitted by: wes
Added commentary to ttys to clarify the meaning of the columns.
Added commentary to ttys to clarify the meaning of the columns.
Diffstat (limited to 'etc/etc.i386/ttys')
-rw-r--r-- | etc/etc.i386/ttys | 24 |
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/etc/etc.i386/ttys b/etc/etc.i386/ttys index 41a243e..d8f8e63 100644 --- a/etc/etc.i386/ttys +++ b/etc/etc.i386/ttys @@ -1,7 +1,29 @@ # -# $Id:$ +# $Id: ttys,v 1.2 1998/09/02 01:34:57 brian Exp $ # @(#)ttys 5.1 (Berkeley) 4/17/89 # +# This file specifies various information about terminals on the system. +# It is used by several different programs. Common entries for the +# various columns includes: +# +# name The name of the terminal device. +# +# getty The program to start running on the terminal. Typically a +# getty program, as the name implies. Other common entries +# include none, when no getty is needed, and xdm to start the +# X Window System. +# +# type The initial terminal type for this port. For hardwired +# terminal lines, this will contain the type of terminal used. +# For virtual consoles, the correct type is cons25. Other +# common values include network for network connections on +# pseudo-terminals, dialup for incoming modem ports, and unknown +# when the terminal type cannot be predetermined. +# +# status Must be on or off. If on, init will run the getty program on +# the specified port. If the word "secure" appears, this tty +# allows root login. +# # name getty type status comments # # This entry needed for asking password when init goes to single-user mode |