Name

getty — run interactive login on a virtual terminal

Synopsis

getty {terminal-device}

Description

getty combines vc-get-tty(1), open-controlling-tty(1), vc-reset-tty(1), login-banner(1), and finally login(1), to provide a simple equivalent to the likes of agetty(1) and mingetty(1) for use with virtual terminal devices.

It is a script that needs execlineb(1) as its script interpreter.

Author

Jonathan de Boyne Pollard