ok! so, it means by default I am assigned the teletype (monitor) 'tty' and there can be n number of pseudo terminals for each teletype. Right?
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:05 AM, ankur kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > 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 -- -*- Vivek Poddar -*- Technical consultant (OpenERP) Blog:http://vivekimsit.blogspot.in/ -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
