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Diffstat (limited to 'term-utils/agetty.8')
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diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.8 b/term-utils/agetty.8 index 64a1dd289..8d5286c58 100644 --- a/term-utils/agetty.8 +++ b/term-utils/agetty.8 @@ -138,10 +138,20 @@ This allows the use of a non-standard login program (for example, one that asks for a dial-up password or that uses a different password file). .TP -\-L, \-\-local\-line -Force the line to be a local line with no need for carrier detect. This can +\-L, \-\-local\-line [=\fImode\fP] +Control CLOCAL line flag, the optional argument \fImode\fP is 'auto', 'always' or 'never'. +If the \fImode\fP argument is omitted then the default is 'always'. If the +\-\-local\-line option is ommitted at all then the default is 'auto'. + +The \fImode\fP 'always' forces the line to be a local line with no need for carrier detect. This can be useful when you have a locally attached terminal where the serial line does not set the carrier detect signal. + +The \fImode\fP 'never' explicitly clears CLOCAL flags from line setting and +the carrier detect signal is expected on the line. + +The \fImode\fP 'auto' (agetty default) does not modify CLOCAL setting +and follows the setting enabled by kernel. .TP \-m, \-\-extract\-baud Try to extract the baud rate the CONNECT status message |