gettydefs(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual						      gettydefs(4)

NAME

       gettydefs - speed and terminal settings used by getty

DESCRIPTION

       The  file  contains  information  used by to set up the speed and terminal settings for a line (see getty(1M)).	It supplies information on
       what the prompt should look like.  It also supplies the speed to try next if the user indicates the current speed is not correct by  typing
       a Break character.

       Each entry in has the following format:

       Each  entry  is	followed  by a blank line.  The various fields can contain quoted characters of the form etc., as well as where nnn is the
       octal value of the desired character.  The various fields are:

       label	      This is the string against which tries to match its second argument.  It is often the speed, such as at which  the  terminal
		      is supposed to run, but it need not be (see below).

       initial-flags  These  flags  are  the  initial  settings  to  which  the  terminal is to be set if a terminal type is not specified to (see
		      ioctl(2)).  The flags that understands are the same as the ones listed in (see termio(7)).  Normally only the speed flag	is
		      required in the initial-flags.  automatically sets the terminal to raw input mode and takes care of most of the other flags.
		      The initial-flag settings remain in effect until executes

       final-flags    These flags take the same values as the initial-flags and are set just before executes The speed	flag  is  again  required.
		      The composite flag takes care of most of the other flags that need to be set so that the processor and terminal are communi-
		      cating in a rational fashion.  The other two commonly specified final-flags are so that tabs are sent  to  the  terminal	as
		      spaces, and so that the line is hung up on the final close.

       login-prompt   This  entire  field  is  printed as the login-prompt.  Unlike the above fields where white space is ignored (a space, tab or
		      new-line), they are included in the login-prompt field.

       next-label     If this entry does not specify the desired speed, indicated by the user typing a Break character,  searches  for	the  entry
		      with  next-label	as  its  label	field  and set up the terminal for those settings.  Usually, a series of speeds are linked
		      together in this fashion, into a closed set.  For example, linked to which in turn is linked to which finally is linked to

       If is called without a second argument, the first entry of is used, thus making the first entry of the default entry.  It is also  used	if
       cannot find the specified label.  If itself is missing, there is one entry built into the command which brings up a terminal at baud.

       It is strongly recommended that after making or modifying it be run through with the check option to ensure that there are no errors.

EXAMPLES

       The following two lines show an example of 300/1200 baud toggle, which is useful for dial-up ports:

       The following line shows a typical 9600 baud entry for a hard-wired connection:

FILES

SEE ALSO

       getty(1M), login(1), ioctl(2), termio(7).

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