systty(M)                       19 June 1992                       systty(M)


 Name

    systty - system maintenance device

 Description

    The file /dev/systty is the device on which system error messages are
    displayed.  The actual physical device accessed via /dev/systty is
    selected during boot, and is typically the device used to control the
    bootup procedure.  The default physical device /dev/systty is determined
    by boot(HW) when the system is brought up.

    Initially /dev/console is linked to /dev/systty.

 File

    /dev/systty

 See also

    boot(HW), console(M)