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32.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
33.Dt TTYFLAGS 8
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm ttyflags
37.Nd set device-specific flags for terminals
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm ttyflags
40.Op Fl pv
41.Op Fl a | Ar tty ...
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm
44sets the device-specific flags for terminals, based on the flags
45found on the terminal's line in
46.Pa /etc/ttys .
47.Pp
48The options are as follows:
49.Bl -tag -width Ds
50.It Fl a
51Set the flags for all terminals in
52.Pa /etc/ttys .
53.It Fl p
54Print out flag information about each terminal, instead of setting
55anything.
56.It Fl v
57Be verbose about what the terminal's flags will be set to.
58.El
59.Pp
60The
61.Ar tty
62arguments are optional, but must not be specified if the
63.Fl a
64flag is used.
65If specified, the
66.Ar tty
67arguments should be the base names of
68the ttys, as found in
69.Pa /etc/ttys .
70.Sh FILES
71.Bl -tag -width /etc/ttys -compact
72.It Pa /etc/ttys
73.El
74.Sh SEE ALSO
75.Xr getttyent 3 ,
76.Xr ttys 5
77.Sh HISTORY
78The
79.Nm
80utility appeared in
81.Nx 0.9a .
82.Sh BUGS
83The conditions on which to report an error are ill-defined.
84.Nm
85tries to report all significant errors, perhaps going over-board
86at times.
87