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1.1     ! root        1: .TH GETTY 8
        !             2: .CT 1 sa_auto secur
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: getty  \- set terminal mode
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B /etc/getty
        !             7: [
        !             8: .I char
        !             9: ]
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .I Getty
        !            12: is invoked by
        !            13: .IR  init (8)
        !            14: after a terminal is opened.
        !            15: While reading the user's name
        !            16: .I getty
        !            17: attempts to adapt the system to the speed and type of terminal
        !            18: being used.
        !            19: .PP
        !            20: .I Init
        !            21: calls
        !            22: .I getty
        !            23: with an argument specified by the
        !            24: .IR ttys (5)
        !            25: entry for the terminal line.
        !            26: The argument
        !            27: .I char
        !            28: determines the line speed
        !            29: and other characteristics;
        !            30: see below.
        !            31: .I Getty
        !            32: then types a banner identifying the system (from
        !            33: .FR /etc/whoami )
        !            34: and the
        !            35: .L login:
        !            36: message.
        !            37: The user's name is then read, a character at a time.
        !            38: If a null character is received, it is assumed to be the result
        !            39: of the user pushing the `break' (`interrupt') key.
        !            40: The speed is then
        !            41: changed to another baud rate and 
        !            42: .L login:
        !            43: is typed again.
        !            44: Successive breaks cycle through a set of speeds.
        !            45: .PP
        !            46: The user's name is terminated by a newline or
        !            47: carriage return.
        !            48: The latter results in the system being set to
        !            49: treat carriage returns appropriately (see
        !            50: .IR  ioctl (2)).
        !            51: .PP
        !            52: Finally,
        !            53: .IR login (8)
        !            54: is called with the user's name as argument.
        !            55: .PP
        !            56: Here are the possible values for
        !            57: .IR char .
        !            58: If more than one speed is given,
        !            59: the first speed is used initially;
        !            60: others are selected by successive depressions of the
        !            61: BREAK key.
        !            62: Other things,
        !            63: like delays and tab expansion,
        !            64: are set in various ways as well.
        !            65: .PP
        !            66: .de fq
        !            67: \f5\\$1        \fR\\$2 \\$3 \\$4 \\$5 \\$6
        !            68: ..
        !            69: .nf
        !            70: char   speed
        !            71: .fq 0 300-1200-150-110
        !            72: .fq 2 9600
        !            73: .fq 3 1200-300
        !            74: .fq 4 300
        !            75: .fq 5 300-1200
        !            76: .fq 6 2400
        !            77: .fq 7 4800
        !            78: .fq 8 9600-1200-300
        !            79: .fq 9 300-9600-1200
        !            80: .fq a 2400-1200
        !            81: .fq b 1200-2400
        !            82: .fq j exta (usually 19200)
        !            83: .fi
        !            84: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            85: .IR init (8), 
        !            86: .IR login (8), 
        !            87: .IR ioctl (2), 
        !            88: .IR ttys (5)

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