Just a doubt, Then what is the user of tty50 ? when we can go only upto tty12 as there are only 12 Function keys ?
On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:21 AM, vivek poddar <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks you very much for clearing my doubts! Hope I will come up with > some more next time ;) > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:12 AM, ankur kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > yes. yours would be tty0. if you use debian/ubuntu, you can switch > between > > tty's by pressing ctrl+alt+f1 to f7. > > > > > > Ankur Kumar > > Master in Computer Applications > > > > Mobile: +91-9695436176 > > +91-9162971729 > > +91-9968023094 > > > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 12:10 AM, vivek poddar <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > > 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 > -- Regards, Balasubramaniam Natarajan www.etutorshop.com/moodle/ -- Mailing list guidelines and other related articles: http://lug-iitd.org/Footer
