NAME

ttytype − data base of terminal types by port

SYNOPSIS

/etc/ttytype

DESCRIPTION

Ttytype is a database containing, for each tty port on the system, the kind of terminal that is attached to that port.  There is one line per port, containing the terminal kind (as a name listed in terminfo(4)), a space, and the name of the tty, less the initial "/dev/".  For example, for an HP 2622 terminal on tty02:

2622 tty02

This information is read by tset(1) and by login(1) to initialize the TERM variable at login time. 

AUTHOR

Ttytype was developed by the University of California, Berkeley California, Computer Science Division, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 

SEE ALSO

login(1), tset(1). 

BUGS

Some lines are merely known as "dialup" or "plugboard". 

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  Version B.1,  May 11, 2021