Hi Ankur! Thanks! but I am still confused about the 'teletype' word I see that in my /dev directory there are several tty (tty...tty50 etc). What does they do?
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:50 PM, ankur kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > The /dev directory in linux contains the device related information. > tty stands for teletype and /dev/tty is your teletype i.e. your monitor . > pts is pseudo terminal. the linux command prompt provided by most linux > versions is a pseudo terminal because it emulates the functionality of a > UNIX terminal. > > Ankur Kumar > Master in Computer Applications > > Mobile: +91-9695436176 > +91-9162971729 > +91-9968023094 > > > > On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:45 PM, vivek poddar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I want to know that what is the function of the /dev directory in >> linux and what is the meaning of /dev/pts and /dev/tty and what they >> do. >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> -- >> >> -*- Vivek Poddar -*- >> >> Technical consultant (OpenERP) >> >> Blog:http://vivekimsit.blogspot.in/ >> >> -- >> Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: >> http://lug-iitd.org/Footer > > > -- > Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: > http://lug-iitd.org/Footer -- -*- Vivek Poddar -*- Technical consultant (OpenERP) Blog:http://vivekimsit.blogspot.in/ -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
