40 lines
1011 B
Groff
40 lines
1011 B
Groff
'\"macro stdmacro
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.if n .pH g7.console @(#)console 30.2 of 12/25/85
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.nr X
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.if \nX=0 .ds x} CONSOLE 7 "" "\&"
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.if \nX=1 .ds x} CONSOLE 7 ""
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.if \nX=2 .ds x} CONSOLE 7 "" "\&"
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.if \nX=3 .ds x} CONSOLE "" "" "\&"
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.TH \*(x}
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.SH NAME
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console \- console interface
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The console provides the operator interface to the system.
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The operating system and system utility programs display
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error messages on the system console.
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.PP
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The console can be a serial terminal connected to the first
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serial port on the back panel of the workstation
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or it can be a logical terminal
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represented by a text window on the graphics monitor.
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.PP
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The device special file
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.I /dev/console
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represents the system console.
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When the console is a window on the graphics
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monitor,
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.I /dev/console
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will be the slave side of pseudo-tty (see pty(7)).
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.PP
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When the console is a serial terminal, the
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file
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.I /dev/console
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will be the appropriate
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DUART device.
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.SH FILES
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/dev/console
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.SH SEE ALSO
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termio(7).
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.Ee
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'\".so /pubs/tools/origin.att
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