NetBSD/sbin/ttyflags/ttyflags.8

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.Dd March 30, 1994
.Dt TTYFLAGS 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ttyflags
.Nd set device-specific flags for terminals
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl v
.Op Fl a | Ar tty ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
sets the device-specific flags for terminals, based on the flags
found on the terminal's line in
.Pa /etc/ttys .
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Fl a
Set the flags for all terminals in
.Pa /etc/ttys .
.It Fl v
Be verbose about what the terminals' flags will be set to.
.El
.Pp
The
.Ar tty
arguments are optional, but must not be specified if the
.Fl a
flag is used.
If specified, the
.Ar tty
arguments should be the base names of
the ttys, as found in
.Pa /etc/ttys .
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /etc/ttys -compact
.It Pa /etc/ttys
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr getttyent 3 ,
.Xr ttys 5
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
utility appeared in
.Nx 1.0 .
.Sh BUGS
The conditions on which to report an error are ill-defined.
.Nm
tries to report all significant errors, perhaps going over-board
at times.