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1.1       root        1: .TH TTYS 5
                      2: .CT 1 comm_term
                      3: .SH NAME
                      4: ttys \- terminal initialization data
                      5: .SH DESCRIPTION
                      6: The file
                      7: .F /etc/ttys
                      8: directs
                      9: .IR init (8)
                     10: in associating login processes with terminal ports.
                     11: It contains one line per port.
                     12: .PP
                     13: If the first character of a line is
                     14: .L 0
                     15: the line will be ignored;
                     16: if it is 
                     17: .L 1
                     18: the line will be effective.
                     19: The second character is used as an argument to
                     20: .IR getty (8),
                     21: which performs such tasks as baud-rate recognition,
                     22: reading the login name,
                     23: and calling
                     24: .IR login (8).
                     25: For normal lines,
                     26: the character is 
                     27: .LR 0 .
                     28: Other characters can be used, for example, with hard-wired terminals
                     29: where speed recognition is unnecessary
                     30: or which have special characteristics; see
                     31: .IR getty (8)
                     32: for a list.
                     33: The remainder of the line is the terminal's entry
                     34: in the device directory,
                     35: .FR /dev .
                     36: .SH FILES
                     37: .F /etc/ttys
                     38: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     39: .IR init (8), 
                     40: .IR getty (8), 
                     41: .IR login (8)

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