.TH TTYS 5
.SH NAME
ttys \- list of terminals handled by init
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /etc/ttys
.SH DESCRIPTION
.de SP
.if t .sp 0.4
.if n .sp
..
The ttys file contains a list of terminal names and associated flags.  It is
a simple text file with lines of the form:
.PP
.RS
.I afn
.RE
.PP
Where
.I a
and
.I f
are single characters, and
.I n
is a single character or the name of a file in
.BR /dev .
More precisely:
.PP
.TP
.I a
One of: 0 (line disabled = no login), 1 (enable = login possible), 2
(enable, login possible through
.BR getty .)
There is not much difference between keys 1 and 2, the getty program just
displays a system login banner, reads a user name, and calls login.
.TP
.I f
Defines the line parameters: baud rate, bits, and parity.  You can use the
following flags:
.nf
.ta 5 9 16 23 31
.SP
	\fIf\fR	baud	bits	parity
.SP
	0	-	-	-	console
.SP
	a	110	8	none
	b	300	8	none
	c	1200	8	none
	d	2400	8	none
	e	4800	8	none
	f	9600	8	none
.SP
	g	110	7	even
	h	300	7	even
	i	1200	7	even
	j	2400	7	even
	k	4800	7	even
	l	9600	7	even
.SP
	m	110	7	odd
	n	300	7	odd
	o	1200	7	odd
	p	2400	7	odd
	q	4800	7	odd
	r	9600	7	odd
.SP
.DT
.fi
.TP
.I n
This is either a single digit for the terminal lines /dev/tty\fIn\fR, or the
full name of a terminal device if more than one character: /dev/\fIn\fR.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR ttytype (5),
.BR init (8).
.SH AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)