| TTYTYPE(5) |
Linux Programmer's Manual |
TTYTYPE(5) |
NAME
ttytype - terminal device to default terminal type mapping
DESCRIPTION
The
/etc/ttytype file associates
termcap(5)/
terminfo(5) terminal type names with tty lines. Each line consists of a terminal type, followed by whitespace, followed by a tty name (a device name without the
/dev/) prefix.
This association is used by the program
tset(1) to set the environment variable
TERM to the default terminal name for the user's current tty.
This facility was designed for a traditional time-sharing environment featuring character-cell terminals hardwired to a UNIX minicomputer. It is little used on modern workstation and personal UNIX systems.
FILES
-
/etc/ttytype
-
the tty definitions file.
EXAMPLE
A typical
/etc/ttytype is:
con80x25 tty1
vt320 ttys0
SEE ALSO
termcap(5),
terminfo(5),
agetty(8),
mingetty(8)
COLOPHON
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