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.SH NAME
ldattach \- attach a line discipline to a serial line
.SH SYNOPSIS
-.nf
-.BI "ldattach [ \-dhV78neo12 ] [ \-s " speed " ] " "ldisc device"
-.fi
+.B ldattach
+.RB [ \-dhV78neo12 ]
+.RB [ \-s
+.IR speed ]
+.I ldisc device
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B ldattach
@@ -15,13 +17,13 @@ daemon opens the specified
file
(which should refer to a serial device)
and attaches the line discipline
-.B ldisc
+.I ldisc
to it for processing of the sent and/or received data.
It then goes into the background keeping the device open so that the
line discipline stays loaded.
The line discipline
-.B ldisc
+.I ldisc
may be specified either by name
or by number.