ttytype(5)
NAME
ttytype − terminal type data
SYNTAX
/etc/ttytype
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/ttytype file is read by the login program and specifies a terminal type name and the line name. It contains one line per terminal port.
The first entry is a terminal type name, then a space, and then the name of the tty line, without the /dev directory prefix.
Terminal types are of the order - vt100, vt100w, vt52, la36, dialup, la120, and so on.