TTYS(5)

NAME
ttys - list of terminals handled by init

SYNOPSIS
/etc/ttys

DESCRIPTION
The ttys file contains a list of terminal names and associated flags. It is a simple text file with lines of the form:

    afn

Where a and f are single characters, and n is a single character or the name of a file in /dev. More precisely:

a   One of: 0 (line disabled = no login), 1 (enable = login possible), 2 (enable, login possible through 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.

f   Defines the line parameters: baud rate, bits, and parity. You can use the following flags:
    	f	baud	bits	parity
    	0	-	-	-	console
    	a	110	8	none
    	b	300	8	none
    	c	1200	8	none
    	d	2400	8	none
    	e	4800	8	none
    	f	9600	8	none
    	g	110	7	even
    	h	300	7	even
    	i	1200	7	even
    	j	2400	7	even
    	k	4800	7	even
    	l	9600	7	even
    	m	110	7	odd
    	n	300	7	odd
    	o	1200	7	odd
    	p	2400	7	odd
    	q	4800	7	odd
    	r	9600	7	odd

n   This is either a single digit for the terminal lines /dev/ttyn, or the full name of a terminal device if more than one character: /dev/n.

SEE ALSO
ttytype(5), init(8).

AUTHOR
Kees J. Bot (kjb@cs.vu.nl)