getty(1M)                                                         getty(1M)


   NAME
         getty - set terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline

   SYNOPSIS
         /usr/lib/saf/ttymon [ -h ] [ -t timeout ] line [ speed [ type [
         linedisc ] ] ]
         /usr/lib/saf/ttymon -c file

   DESCRIPTION
         getty is a symbolic link to /usr/lib/saf/ttymon.  It is included for
         compatibility with previous releases for the few applications that
         still call getty directly.  getty can only be executed by the
         superuser, that is, by a process with the user ID root.  Initially
         getty prints the login prompt, waits for the user's login name, and
         then invokes the login command.  getty attempts to adapt the system
         to the terminal speed by using the options and arguments specified on
         the command line.

         line  The name of a TTY line in /dev to which getty is to attach
               itself.  getty uses this string as the name of a file in the
               /dev directory to open for reading and writing.

         -h    If the -h flag is not set, a hangup will be forced by setting
               the speed to zero before setting the speed to the default or
               specified speed.

         -t timeout
               specifies that getty should exit if the open on the line
               succeeds and no one types anything in timeout seconds.

         speed The speed argument is a label to a speed and TTY definition in
               the file /etc/ttydefs.  This definition tells getty at what
               speed to run initially, what the initial TTY settings are, and
               what speed to try next, should the user indicate, by pressing
               the BREAK key, that the speed is inappropriate.  The default
               speed is 300 baud.

         type and linedisc
               These options are obsolete and will be ignored.

         -c file
               The -c option is no longer supported.  Instead use sttydefs -l
               to list the contents of the /etc/ttydefs file and perform a
               validity check on the file.

         When given no optional arguments, getty specifies the following:  The
         speed of the interface is set to 300 baud, either parity is allowed,
         new-line characters are converted to carriage return-line feed, and
         tab expansion is performed on the standard output.  getty types the
         login prompt before reading the user's name a character at a time.
         If a null character (or framing error) is received, it is assumed to


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         be the result of the user pressing the BREAK key.  This will cause
         getty to attempt the next speed in the series.  The series that getty
         tries is determined by what it finds in /etc/ttydefs.

   FILES
         /etc/ttydefs

   SEE ALSO
         ct(1C), sttydefs(1M), tty(7), ttymon(1M).
         login(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
         ioctl(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.










































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