NAME

ttysrch − Lists absolute path names for tty name searches

SYNOPSIS

/etc/ttysrch

DESCRIPTION

The ttysrch file contains a list of absolute path names.  This list is used by the ttyname(3) system call to resolve tty names that are not contained in the /dev directory. 

Each entry in the ttysrch file has the following format:

/dev/xxx/N

where:

xxxA directory name.  Due to display constraints of certain commands (for example, rusers) a three-character name is recommended. 

NA number, which is the name of the tty special file.  The ttyname(3) system call assumes the number matches the minor number of the dev_t associated with the tty special file. 

Comments lines are delineated by a # in column 1. 

RELATED INFORMATION

System calls: ttyname(3)