ttydefs(4)							   File Formats 							ttydefs(4)

NAME

       ttydefs - file contains terminal line settings information for ttymon

DESCRIPTION

       /etc/ttydefs  is an administrative file that contains records divided into fields by colons (":").   This information used by ttymon to set
       up the speed and terminal settings for a TTY port.

       The ttydefs file contains the following fields:

       ttylabel        The string ttymon tries to match against the TTY port's ttylabel field in the port monitor administrative  file.  It  often
		       describes the speed at which the terminal is supposed to run, for example, 1200.

       initial-flags   Contains the initial  termio(7I) settings to which the terminal is to be set. For example, the system administrator will be
		       able to specify what the default erase and kill characters will be. initial-flags must be specified in  the  syntax  recog-
		       nized by the stty command.

       final-flags     final-flags  must  be  specified  in  the same format as initial-flags. ttymon sets these final settings after a connection
		       request has been made and immediately prior to invoking a port's service.

       autobaud        If the autobaud field contains the character 'A,' autobaud will	be enabled. Otherwise, autobaud will be  disabled.  ttymon
		       determines what line speed to set the TTY port to by analyzing the carriage returns entered. If autobaud has been disabled,
		       the hunt sequence is used for baud rate determination.

       nextlabel       If the user indicates that the current terminal setting is not appropriate by sending a BREAK, ttymon searchs for a ttydefs
		       entry whose ttylabel field matches  the nextlabel field. If a match is found, ttymon uses that field as its ttylabel field.
		       A series of speeds is often linked together in this way into a closed set called a hunt sequence. For example, 4800 may	be
		       linked to 1200, which in turn is linked to 2400, which is finally linked to 4800.

SEE ALSO

       sttydefs(1M), ttymon(1M), termio(7I)

       System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

SunOS 5.10							    27 Jan 1994 							ttydefs(4)