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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: Kermit Usage
Message-ID: <1892@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 13 Jan 89 12:01:00 GMT
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Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
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In article <6591@louie.udel.EDU> jnall%FSU.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (John Nall 904-644-5241) writes:
>     where does /etc/ttys fit into this?  What entries go in there?

/etc/ttys is opened about read by init when the system comes up.  It tells
which terminals should get shells and which should not.  See the code and
commands in init.c for the details.


>     where does stty fit into this?
This can be used to set modes etc. Kermit does it automatically if you
have a .kerrmc profile in your home directory


>     Is /dev/tty1, which I understand is defined as an ordinary
>       character device with mknod, to be the same major device
>      as tty, and a different minor device?  A completely new major
>      device?
/dev/tty0, /dev/tty1, and /dev/tty2 are all the same minor device.
In contrast, /dev/tty is a different one, which the driver is different.

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)