.th TTYTYPE VI 11/15/77 .sh NAME ttytype \- indicate (or inquire about) terminal type in system data base .sh SYNOPSIS .bd ttytype [ .bd \-n ] [ [ .bd \-d ] type ] .sh DESCRIPTION The system maintains a data base giving the type of each terminal and the home directory of the user logged in on that terminal. This information is initialized at login \- the terminal type from the .it ttytype data base, and the home directory from the user's entry in the password file. .it Ttytype can be used to interrogate and change the teletype type portion of this information. The most common use for .it ttytype is when using a dial-up port. .it Ttytype is necessary in this case because the system cannot know the type of terminal being used. .s3 The options of .it ttytype are: .s3 .lp +6 5 \fB\-d\fR Perform the action implied by the rest of the command only if the terminal in use is a dial-up port. .s3 .lp +6 5 \fB\-n\fR Print the type codes for terminals on this system. .s3 .i0 If .it ttytype is given no arguments, it prints the type recorded in the data base for this terminal. If given a .it type the type recorded in the data base will be changed to that type. Thus to tell the system that you dialed up on an \s-2LSI ADM-3A\s0 you could use the command .s3 .dt .bd " ttytype adm3a" .s3 If you frequently dial-up on a \s-2DECWRITER\-II\s0 you could put the command .s3 .dt .bd " ttytype \-d decwriter" .s3 in your .bd \&.start_up file. .s3 The more common types and abbreviations at UC Berkeley are: .s3 .ta .75i 1.5i 2.25i 3i 3.75i .nf adm3a 3a adm3 3 dw2 decwriter diablo dtc dialup gt40 40 gt42 42 hazeltine 2000 hp2645 2645 ti700 ti733 7 tty tty33 tty35 teletype unknown u .fi .s3 .sh FILES /etc/htmp data base .br /etc/utmp who file .br /etc/ttycap for \fB\-n\fR option .sh "SEE ALSO" sethome (VI), htmp (V), tset (VI), htmp (VII) .sh AUTHOR William Joy .sh BUGS