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diff --git a/man/consoletype.1 b/man/consoletype.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2720f87 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/consoletype.1 @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +.TH CONSOLETYPE 1 "Red Hat, Inc" "RH" \" -*- nroff -*- +.SH NAME +.B consoletype +\- print type of the console connected to standard input +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B consoletype +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B consoletype +prints the type of console connected to standard input. It prints +.I vt +if console is a virtual terminal (/dev/tty* or /dev/console device if not on +a serial console), +.I serial +if standard input is a serial console (/dev/console or /dev/ttyS*) and +.I pty +if standard input is a pseudo terminal. +.SH RETURN VALUE +.B consoletype +returns +.TP +.I 0 +if on virtual terminal +.TP +.I 1 +if on serial console +.TP +.I 2 +if on a pseudo terminal. |