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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/getty/ttys.5')
| -rw-r--r-- | libexec/getty/ttys.5 | 12 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/getty/ttys.5 b/libexec/getty/ttys.5 index 502decb..43404e6 100644 --- a/libexec/getty/ttys.5 +++ b/libexec/getty/ttys.5 @@ -56,9 +56,11 @@ 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. .Pp -The first field is the +The first field is normally the name of the terminal special file as it is found in .Pa /dev . +However, it can be any arbitrary string +when the associated command is not related to a tty. .Pp The second field of the file is the command to execute for the line, usually @@ -125,6 +127,14 @@ If no group is specified, then the tty becomes a member of the group "none". For backwards compatibility, the ``group='' should appear last on the line, immediately before the optional comment. +.Pp +Both the second field and any command specified with ``window='' +will be split into words and executed using +.Xr execve 2 . +Words are separated by any combinations of tabs and spaces. +Arguments containing whitespace should be enclosed in single quotes +.Pq ' . +Note that no shell-style globbing or other variable substitution occurs. .Sh EXAMPLES .Bd -literal # root login on console at 1200 baud |
