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3205pseudoterminals (PTYs). 3205pseudoterminals (PTYs).
3206 3206
3207All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line 3207All terminal devices share a common set of capabilities known as line
3208diciplines; these include the common terminal line dicipline as well 3208disciplines; these include the common terminal line discipline as well
3209as SLIP and PPP modes. 3209as SLIP and PPP modes.
3210 3210
3211All terminal devices are named similarly; this section explains the 3211All 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
3287Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide 3287Pseudoterminals, or PTYs, are used to create login sessions or provide
3288other capabilities requiring a TTY line dicipline (including SLIP or 3288other capabilities requiring a TTY line discipline (including SLIP or
3289PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes. Each PTY has 3289PPP capability) to arbitrary data-generation processes. Each PTY has
3290a master side, named /dev/pty[p-za-e][0-9a-f], and a slave side, named 3290a 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