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home | helpGETTYTAB(5) BSD File Formats Manual GETTYTAB(5) NAME gettytab -- terminal configuration data base SYNOPSIS gettytab DESCRIPTION The gettytab file is a simplified version of the capfile(5) data base used to describe terminal lines. The initial terminal login process getty(8) accesses the gettytab file each time it starts, allowing simpler reconfiguration of terminal characteristics. Each entry in the data base is used to describe one class of terminals. Where to run getty(8) processes is normally defined by ttys(5). There is a default terminal class, default, that is used to set global defaults for all other classes. (That is, the default entry is read, then the entry for the class required is used to override particular settings.) The default entry is also normally read by other programs that present login prompts to the user, such as telnetd(8), in order to retrieve the values of the he, hn, im, and if capabilities. CAPABILITIES Refer to capfile(5) for a description of the file layout. The default column below lists defaults obtained if there is no entry in the table obtained, nor one in the special default table. Name Type Default Description ab bool false Auto-baud speed select mechanism for the Micom 600 portselector. Selection is done by looking at how the character `\r' is garbled at 300, 1200, 4800, and 9600 baud. al str NULL user to auto-login instead of prompting ap bool false terminal uses any parity bk str 0377 alternative end of line character (input break) b2 str 0377 alternative end of line character (input break) c0 num unused tty control flags to write messages c1 num unused tty control flags to read login name c2 num unused tty control flags to leave terminal as ce bool false use crt erase algorithm ck bool false use crt kill algorithm cl str NULL screen clear sequence co bool false console - add '\r\n' after login prompt cs bool false clear screen based on terminal type in /etc/ttys ds str '^Y' delayed suspend character dx bool false set DECCTLQ ec bool false leave echo OFF ep bool false terminal uses even parity er str '^?' erase character et str '^D' end of text (EOF) character ev str NULL initial environment f0 num unused tty mode flags to write messages f1 num unused tty mode flags to read login name f2 num unused tty mode flags to leave terminal as fl str '^O' output flush character hc bool false do NOT hangup line on last close he str NULL hostname editing string hn str hostname hostname ht bool false terminal has real tabs i0 num unused tty input flags to write messages i1 num unused tty input flags to read login name i2 num unused tty input flags to leave terminal as if str NULL display named file before prompt, like /etc/issue ig bool false ignore garbage characters in login name im str NULL initial (banner) message in str '^C' interrupt character is num unused input speed kl str '^U' kill character l0 num unused tty local flags to write messages l1 num unused tty local flags to read login name l2 num unused tty local flags to leave terminal as lc bool false terminal has lower case lm str login: login prompt ln str '^V' ``literal next'' character lo str /usr/bin/loginprogram to exec when name obtained mb bool false do flow control based on carrier nl bool false terminal has (or might have) a newline character nn bool false do not prompt for a login name np bool false terminal uses no parity (i.e. 8-bit characters) nx str default next table (for auto speed selection) o0 num unused tty output flags to write messages o1 num unused tty output flags to read login name o2 num unused tty output flags to leave terminal as op bool false terminal uses odd parity os num unused output speed pc str '\0' pad character pe bool false use printer (hard copy) erase algorithm pf num 0 delay between first prompt and following flush (seconds) pp str unused PPP authentication program ps bool false line connected to a MICOM port selector qu str '^\' quit character rp str '^R' line retype character rw bool false do NOT use raw for input, use cbreak sp num unused line speed (input and output) st str '^T' status character su str '^Z' suspend character tc str none table continuation to num 0 timeout (seconds) tt str NULL terminal type (for environment) ub bool false do unbuffered output (of prompts etc) we str '^W' word erase character xc bool false do NOT echo control chars as '^X' xf str '^S' XOFF (stop output) character xn str '^Q' XON (start output) character The following capabilities are no longer supported by getty(8): bd num 0 backspace delay cb bool false use crt backspace mode cd num 0 carriage-return delay fd num 0 form-feed (vertical motion) delay nd num 0 newline (line-feed) delay uc bool false terminal is known upper case only If no line speed is specified, speed will not be altered from that which prevails when getty is entered. Specifying an input or output speed will override line speed for stated direction only. Terminal modes to be used for the output of the message, for input of the login name, and to leave the terminal set as upon completion, are derived from the boolean flags specified. If the derivation should prove inadequate, any (or all) of these three may be overridden with one of the c0, c1, c2, i0, i1, i2, l0, l1, l2, o0, o1, or o2 numeric specifications, which can be used to specify (usually in octal, with a leading '0') the exact values of the flags. These flags correspond to the termios c_cflag, c_iflag, c_lflag, and c_oflag fields, respectively. Each these sets must be completely specified to be effective. The f0, f1, and f2 are excepted for backwards compatibility with a previous incarnation of the TTY sub-system. In these flags the bottom 16 bits of the (32 bits) value contain the sgttyb sg_flags field, while the top 16 bits represent the local mode word. Should getty(8) receive a null character (presumed to indicate a line break) it will restart using the table indicated by the nx entry. If there is none, it will re-use its original table. Delays are specified in milliseconds, the nearest possible delay available in the tty driver will be used. Should greater certainty be desired, delays with values 0, 1, 2, and 3 are interpreted as choosing that particular delay algorithm from the driver. The cl screen clear string may be preceded by a (decimal) number of milliseconds of delay required (a la termcap). This delay is simulated by repeated use of the pad character pc. The initial message, and login message, im and lm may include any of the following character sequences, which expand to information about the environment in which getty(8) is running. %d The current date. %h The hostname of the machine, which is normally obtained from the system using gethostname(3), but may also be overridden by the hn table entry. In either case it may be edited with the he string. A '@' in the he string causes one character from the real hostname to be copied to the final hostname. A '#' in the he string causes the next character of the real hostname to be skipped. Each character that is neither '@' nor '#' is copied into the final hostname. Surplus '@' and '#' characters are ignored. %t The tty name. %m, %r, %s, %v The type of machine, release of the operating system, name of the operating system, and version of the kernel, respectively, as returned by uname(3). %% A "%" character. When getty execs the login process, given in the lo string (usually "/usr/bin/login"), it will have set the environment to include the terminal type, as indicated by the tt string (if it exists). The ev string, can be used to enter additional data into the environment. It is a list of comma separated strings, each of which will presumably be of the form name=value. If a non-zero timeout is specified, with to, then getty will exit within the indicated number of seconds, either having received a login name and passed control to login(1), or having received an alarm signal, and exited. This may be useful to hangup dial in lines. Output from getty(8) is even parity unless op or np is specified. The op string may be specified with ap to allow any parity on input, but generate odd parity output. Note: this only applies while getty is being run, terminal driver limitations prevent a more complete implementation. getty(8) does not check parity of input characters in RAW mode. If pp string is specified and a Point to Point Protocol (PPP) link bringup sequence is recognized, getty(8) will invoke the program referenced by the pp string, e.g. pppd(8). This can be used to handle incoming PPP calls. SEE ALSO login(1), gethostname(3), uname(3), capfile(5), ttys(5), getty(8), pppd(8), telnetd(8) HISTORY The gettytab file format appeared in 4.2BSD. BUGS The special characters (erase, kill, etc.) are reset to system defaults by login(1). In all cases, '#' or '^H' typed in a login name will be treated as an erase character, and '@' will be treated as a kill character. The delay stuff is a real crock. Apart from its general lack of flexibility, some of the delay algorithms are not implemented. The terminal driver should support sane delay settings. The he capability is stupid. BSD April 5, 2012 BSD
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