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Diffstat (limited to 'term-utils/agetty.8')
| -rw-r--r-- | term-utils/agetty.8 | 18 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.8 b/term-utils/agetty.8 index 73b396b00..039a6462d 100644 --- a/term-utils/agetty.8 +++ b/term-utils/agetty.8 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ the /bin/login command. It is normally invoked by \fIinit(8)\fP. \fBagetty\fP has several \fInon-standard\fP features that are useful for hard-wired and for dial-in lines: -.IP o +.IP \(bu Adapts the tty settings to parity bits and to erase, kill, end-of-line and uppercase characters when it reads a login name. The program can handle 7-bit characters with even, odd, none or space @@ -25,24 +25,24 @@ parity, and 8-bit characters with no parity. The following special characters are recognized: Control-U (kill); DEL and back space (erase); carriage return and line feed (end of line). See also \fB\-\-erase-chars\fP and \fB\-\-kill-chars\fP options. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally deduces the baud rate from the CONNECT messages produced by Hayes(tm)-compatible modems. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally does not hang up when it is given an already opened line (useful for call-back applications). -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally does not display the contents of the \fI/etc/issue\fP file. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally displays an alternative issue file instead of \fI/etc/issue\fP. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally does not ask for a login name. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally invokes a non-standard login program instead of \fI/bin/login\fP. -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally turns on hard-ware flow control -.IP o +.IP \(bu Optionally forces the line to be local with no need for carrier detect. .PP This program does not use the \fI/etc/gettydefs\fP (System V) or |