Hi Vivek, Mention not please :)
Since there can be more than one teletypes ( monitors or more layman term - users ) that can be connected to one system ( Time sharing system - let us recall some Childhood concepts :D ) so the teletypes i.e. tty1, tty2, tty3 .... tty50 all denote the users that can be connected to the system. Ankur Kumar <[email protected]> Master in Computer Applications Mobile: +91-9695436176 +91-9162971729 +91-9968023094 On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:01 AM, vivek poddar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
