tty(1)                                                     tty(1)



NAME
     tty - obtains  the  device  filename  for  the  terminal  or
     CommandShell window where it is invoked

SYNOPSIS
     tty [-l] [-s]

ARGUMENTS
     -l   Prints the synchronous line number to which the user's
          terminal is connected, if it is on an active
          synchronous line.

     -s   Inhibits printing of the terminal's pathname, allowing
          one to test just the exit code.

DESCRIPTION
     tty displays the pathname of the terminal currently being
     used.

EXAMPLES
     If you are using tty7 and you enter:

        tty

     the following will display:

        /dev/tty7


STATUS MESSAGES AND VALUES
     2    if invalid options were specified

     0    if standard input is a terminal

     1    otherwise

     not on an active synchronous line
          if the standard input is not a synchronous terminal and
          the -l option is specified.

     not a tty
          if the standard input is not a terminal and the -s
          option is not specified.

FILES
     /bin/tty
          Executable file

SEE ALSO
     ttyname(3C) in A/UX Programmer's Reference





January 1992                                                    1