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| -rw-r--r-- | libexec/getty/ttys.5 | 49 |
1 files changed, 30 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/getty/ttys.5 b/libexec/getty/ttys.5 index a4adf5ab620..8cc2feb6db2 100644 --- a/libexec/getty/ttys.5 +++ b/libexec/getty/ttys.5 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)ttys.5 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93 -.\" $Id: ttys.5,v 1.1 1995/10/18 08:43:17 deraadt Exp $ +.\" $Id: ttys.5,v 1.2 1996/08/26 07:21:04 deraadt Exp $ .\" .Dd June 4, 1993 .Dt TTYS 5 @@ -90,29 +90,40 @@ entry (see or specify a window system process that .Xr init 8 will maintain for the terminal line. -.Pp -As flag values, the strings ``on'' and ``off'' specify that +The following is a list of permitted flags for each tty: +.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxx +.It Ar on +Specify that .Xr init -should (should not) execute the command given in the second field, -while ``secure'' (if ``on'' is also specified) allows users with a -uid of 0 to login on +should execute the command given in the second field. +.It Ar off +The opposite of on. +.It Ar secure +if +.Ar on +is also specified, allows users with a uid of 0 to login on this line. -The flags ``local'', ``rtscts'', ``mdmbuf'', and ``softcar'' -modify the default behaviour of the terminal line, and their actions -are driver dependent. -The ``local'' flag causes the driver to -treat the line as if it locally connected. -The ``rtscts'' flag -instructs the driver to use RTS/CTS hardware flow control, if +.El +.Pp +Additionally, the following flags modify the default behaviour +of the terminal line. Some of these flags may not be support by +a terminal line driver. +.Bl -tag -width xxxxxxx +.It Ar local +Treat the line as if it is locally connected. +.It Ar rtscts +Use RTS/CTS hardware flow control, if possible. -The ``mdmbuf'' flag instructs the driver to use -DTR/DCD flow control, if possible. -The ``softcar'' flag causes the driver to ignore -hardware carrier on the line. +.It Ar mdmbuf +Use DTR/DCD flow control if possible. +.It Ar softcar +Ignore hardware carrier on the line. These flag fields should not be quoted. +.El .Pp -The string ``window='' may be followed by a quoted command -string which +The string +.Ar window= +may be followed by a quoted command string which .Xr init will execute .Em before |