Index for Section 8

Alphabetical listing for G

Bottom of page

getty(8)
NAME
  getty - Sets the terminal type, modes, speed, and line discipline

SYNOPSIS
  getty [-h] [-t time] line speed_label terminal line_discipline

  getty -c file

OPTIONS
  -h  Hold the carrier during the initialization phase; do not hang up.

  -t time
      Set the time period to the specified number of seconds.  Drop the line
      after that amount of time if nothing is typed.

  -c  Check the specified gettydefs file.

DESCRIPTION
  The getty command sets and manages terminals by setting up speed, terminal
  flags, and the line discipline. If command options are provided, getty
  adapts the system to those specifications.  getty prints the login prompt,
  waits for the user to enter a username, and invokes the login command.

  getty uses the /etc/gettydefs file for terminal information.	The line
  argument refers to the device name in /dev. The speed_label argument is a
  pointer into the /etc/gettydefs file where the definitions for speed and
  other associated options are located. The terminal argument specifies the
  name of the terminal type. The line_discipline argument specifies the name
  of the line discipline.

  The second syntax for the getty command provides a check option.  When
  getty is invoked with the -c option and filename argument, it checks the
  specified file in the same way it scans gettydefs for terminal information,
  then prints the results to standard output.

  By default, the getty daemon writes the login string specified in the
  message field of the /etc/gettydefs file to any terminal spawned or
  respawned from the /etc/inittab file. If an /etc/issue file is present,
  getty reads the file and writes its contents to the terminal prior to
  writing the login string specified in the /etc/gettydefs file.

FILES
  /usr/sbin/getty
      Specifies the command path.

  /etc/gettydefs
      Specifies the terminal line database file.

  /etc/issue
      Specifies the path name for the issue identification file.

SEE ALSO
  Commands: init(8), login(1), stty(1)

  Files: issue(4).

Index for Section 8

Alphabetical listing for G

Top of page