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Re: ptys and /dev/pts



On Sun, Nov 14, 1999 at 02:51:42AM +0000, Keith Harbaugh wrote:
> Can anyone explain the following behavior:
> 
> $ tty
> /dev/tty0
> $ script
> Script started, file is typescript
> $ tty
> /dev/pts/0
> 
> 
> And, what is a good reference to all this pty and pts stuff?
> 

Looks like you upgraded to the 2.2 kernel.  Read
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt (what you're looking for is
at the end).  

If you don't have the kernel sources (just grabbed a 2.2 image), mail
me off-list and I'll send you that file.

Rob

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