| GETTYTAB(5) | File Formats Manual | GETTYTAB(5) | 
gettytab —
| gettytab | 
gettytab file is a simplified version of the
  capfile(5) data base used to
  describe terminal lines. The initial terminal login process
  getty(8) accesses the
  gettytab file each time it starts, allowing simpler
  reconfiguration of terminal characteristics. Each entry in the data base is
  used to describe one class of terminals.
Where to run getty(8) processes is normally defined by ttys(5).
There is a default terminal class,
    default, that is used to set global defaults for all
    other classes. (That is, the default entry is read,
    then the entry for the class required is used to override particular
    settings.) The default entry is also normally read
    by other programs that present login prompts to the user, such as
    telnetd(8), in order to
    retrieve the values of the he,
    hn, im, and
    if capabilities.
default table.
| Name | Type | Default | Description | 
| ab | bool | false | Auto-baud speed select mechanism for the Micom 600 portselector.
      Selection is done by looking at how the character
      ‘ \r’ is garbled at 300, 1200, 4800,
      and 9600 baud. | 
| al | str | NULL | user to auto-login instead of prompting | 
| ap | bool | false | terminal uses any parity | 
| bk | str | \377 | alternative end of line character (input break)
      ( VEOL) | 
| b2 | str | \377 | alternative end of line character (input break)
      ( VEOL2) | 
| c0 | num | unused | tty control flags to write messages | 
| c1 | num | unused | tty control flags to read login name | 
| c2 | num | unused | tty control flags to leave terminal as | 
| ce | bool | false | use CRT erase algorithm | 
| ck | bool | false | use CRT kill algorithm | 
| cl | str | NULL | screen clear sequence | 
| co | bool | false | console – add ‘ \r\n’ after
      login prompt | 
| cs | bool | false | clear screen based on terminal type in /etc/ttys | 
| ds | str | ‘ ^Y’ | delayed suspend character ( VDSUSP) | 
| dx | bool | false | set DECCTLQ | 
| ec | bool | false | leave echo OFF | 
| ep | bool | false | terminal uses even parity | 
| er | str | ‘ ^?’ | erase character ( VERASE) | 
| et | str | ‘ ^D’ | end of text ( VEOF) character | 
| ev | str | NULL | initial environment | 
| f0 | num | unused | tty mode flags to write messages | 
| f1 | num | unused | tty mode flags to read login name | 
| f2 | num | unused | tty mode flags to leave terminal as | 
| fl | str | ‘ ^O’ | output flush character ( VDISCARD) | 
| hc | bool | false | do NOT hangup line on last close | 
| he | str | NULL | hostname editing string | 
| hn | str | hostname | hostname | 
| ht | bool | false | terminal has real tabs | 
| i0 | num | unused | tty input flags to write messages | 
| i1 | num | unused | tty input flags to read login name | 
| i2 | num | unused | tty input flags to leave terminal as | 
| if | str | NULL | display named file before prompt, like /etc/issue | 
| ig | bool | false | ignore garbage characters in login name | 
| im | str | NULL | initial (banner) message | 
| in | str | ‘ ^C’ | interrupt character ( VINTR) | 
| is | num | unused | input speed | 
| kl | str | ‘ ^U’ | kill character ( VKILL) | 
| l0 | num | unused | tty local flags to write messages | 
| l1 | num | unused | tty local flags to read login name | 
| l2 | num | unused | tty local flags to leave terminal as | 
| lc | bool | false | terminal has lower case | 
| lm | str | login: | login prompt | 
| ln | str | ‘ ^V’ | ‘literal next’ character
      ( VLNEXT) | 
| lo | str | /usr/bin/login | program to exec when name obtained | 
| mb | bool | false | do flow control based on carrier | 
| nl | bool | false | terminal has (or might have) a newline character | 
| nn | bool | false | do not prompt for a login name | 
| np | bool | false | terminal uses no parity (i.e. 8-bit characters) | 
| nx | str | default | next table (for auto speed selection) | 
| o0 | num | unused | tty output flags to write messages | 
| o1 | num | unused | tty output flags to read login name | 
| o2 | num | unused | tty output flags to leave terminal as | 
| op | bool | false | terminal uses odd parity | 
| os | num | unused | output speed | 
| pc | str | ‘ \0’ | pad character | 
| pe | bool | false | use printer (hard copy) erase algorithm | 
| pf | num | 0 | delay between first prompt and following flush (seconds) | 
| pp | str | unused | PPP authentication program | 
| ps | bool | false | line connected to a MICOM port selector | 
| qu | str | ‘ ^\’ | quit character ( VQUIT) | 
| rp | str | ‘ ^R’ | line retype character ( VREPRINT) | 
| rw | bool | false | do NOT use RAWfor input, useCBREAK | 
| sp | num | unused | line speed (input and output) | 
| st | str | ‘ ^T’ | status character ( VSTATUS) | 
| su | str | ‘ ^Z’ | suspend character ( VSUSP) | 
| tc | str | none | table continuation | 
| to | num | 0 | timeout (seconds) | 
| tt | str | NULL | terminal type (for environment) | 
| ub | bool | false | do unbuffered output (of prompts etc) | 
| we | str | ‘ ^W’ | word erase character ( VWERASE) | 
| xc | bool | false | do NOT echo control chars as
      ‘ ^X’ | 
| xf | str | ‘ ^S’ | XOFF (stop output) character ( VSTOP) | 
| xn | str | ‘ ^Q’ | XON (start output) character ( VSTART) | 
The following capabilities are no longer supported by getty(8):
| bd | num | 0 | backspace delay | 
| cb | bool | false | use CRT backspace mode | 
| cd | num | 0 | carriage-return delay | 
| fd | num | 0 | form-feed (vertical motion) delay | 
| nd | num | 0 | newline (line-feed) delay | 
| uc | bool | false | terminal is known upper case only | 
If no line speed is specified, speed will not be altered from that which prevails when getty is entered. Specifying an input or output speed will override line speed for stated direction only.
Terminal modes to be used for the output of the message, for input
    of the login name, and to leave the terminal set as upon completion, are
    derived from the boolean flags specified. If the derivation should prove
    inadequate, any (or all) of these three may be overridden with one of the
    c0, c1,
    c2, i0,
    i1, i2,
    l0, l1,
    l2, o0,
    o1, or o2 numeric
    specifications, which can be used to specify (usually in octal, with a
    leading ‘0’) the exact values of the
    flags. These flags correspond to the termios c_cflag,
    c_iflag, c_lflag, and
    c_oflag fields, respectively. Each these sets must be
    completely specified to be effective. The f0,
    f1, and f2 are excepted for
    backwards compatibility with a previous incarnation of the TTY sub-system.
    In these flags the bottom 16 bits of the (32 bits) value contain the
    sgttyb sg_flags field, while the
    top 16 bits represent the local mode word.
Should getty(8)
    receive a null character (presumed to indicate a line break) it will restart
    using the table indicated by the nx entry. If there
    is none, it will re-use its original table.
Delays are specified in milliseconds, the nearest possible delay available in the tty driver will be used. Should greater certainty be desired, delays with values 0, 1, 2, and 3 are interpreted as choosing that particular delay algorithm from the driver.
The cl screen clear string may be preceded
    by a (decimal) number of milliseconds of delay required (a la termcap). This
    delay is simulated by repeated use of the pad character
    pc.
The initial message im, and login message
    lm may include any of the following character
    sequences, which expand to information about the environment in which
    getty(8) is running.
%d%hhn table entry.
      In either case it may be edited with the he
      string. A ‘@’ in the
      he string causes one character from the real
      hostname to be copied to the final hostname. A
      ‘#’ in the
      he string causes the next character of the real
      hostname to be skipped. Each character that is neither
      ‘@’ nor
      ‘#’ is copied into the final
      hostname. Surplus ‘@’ and
      ‘#’ characters are ignored.%t%m,
    %r, %s,
    %v%%%’ character.When getty execs the login process, given in the
    lo string (usually
    “/usr/bin/login”), it will have set
    the environment to include the terminal type, as indicated by the
    tt string (if it exists). The
    ev string, can be used to enter additional data into
    the environment. It is a list of comma separated strings, each of which will
    presumably be of the form
    name=value.
If a non-zero timeout is specified, with
    to, then getty will exit within the indicated number
    of seconds, either having received a login name and passed control to
    login(1), or having received an
    alarm signal, and exited. This may be useful to hangup dial in lines.
Output from getty(8)
    is even parity unless op or
    np is specified. The op
    string may be specified with ap to allow any parity
    on input, but generate odd parity output. Note: this only applies while
    getty is being run, terminal driver limitations prevent a more complete
    implementation. getty(8) does
    not check parity of input characters in RAW
  mode.
If pp string is specified and a Point to
    Point Protocol (PPP) link bringup sequence is recognized,
    getty(8) will invoke the
    program referenced by the pp string, e.g.
    pppd(8). This can be used to
    handle incoming PPP calls.
gettytab file format appeared in
  4.2BSD.
#’ or
  ‘^H’ typed in a login name will be
  treated as an erase character, and ‘@’
  will be treated as a kill character.
The delay stuff is a real crock. Apart from its general lack of flexibility, some of the delay algorithms are not implemented. The terminal driver should support sane delay settings.
The he capability is stupid.
| April 5, 2012 | NetBSD 10.1 |