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@@ -3205,7 +3205,7 @@ for a session; this includes virtual consoles, serial ports, and | |||
3205 | pseudoterminals (PTYs). | 3205 | pseudoterminals (PTYs). |
3206 | 3206 | ||
3207 | All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line | 3207 | All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line |
3208 | diciplines; these include the common terminal line dicipline as well | 3208 | disciplines; these include the common terminal line discipline as well |
3209 | as SLIP and PPP modes. | 3209 | as SLIP and PPP modes. |
3210 | 3210 | ||
3211 | All terminal devices are named similarly; this section explains the | 3211 | All terminal devices are named similarly; this section explains the |
@@ -3285,7 +3285,7 @@ port TTY, for which no alternate device would exist. | |||
3285 | Pseudoterminals (PTYs) | 3285 | Pseudoterminals (PTYs) |
3286 | 3286 | ||
3287 | Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide | 3287 | Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide |
3288 | other capabilities requiring a TTY line dicipline (including SLIP or | 3288 | other capabilities requiring a TTY line discipline (including SLIP or |
3289 | PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes. Each PTY has | 3289 | PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes. Each PTY has |
3290 | a master side, named /dev/pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f], and a slave side, named | 3290 | a master side, named /dev/pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f], and a slave side, named |
3291 | /dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]. The kernel arbitrates the use of PTYs by | 3291 | /dev/tty[p-za-e][0-9a-f]. The kernel arbitrates the use of PTYs by |