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.

OPTIONS
     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 writ-
                  ing.

     -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 defini-
                  tion 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 be
     the result of the user pressing the BREAK key. This will cause getty



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     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(1), login(1), sttydefs(1M), ttymon(1M), ioctl(2), tty(7).














































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