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  1. .Dd February 2, 2015
  2. .Dt GETTY 8
  3. .Os ubase
  4. .Sh NAME
  5. .Nm getty
  6. .Nd suckless linux getty
  7. .Sh SYNOPSIS
  8. .Nm
  9. .Op Ar tty Op Ar term Op Ar cmd Op Ar args...
  10. .Sh DESCRIPTION
  11. .Nm
  12. opens a tty device, prompts for a login name and by default
  13. invokes the /bin/login program. You can start another program instead of
  14. /bin/login via
  15. .Ar cmd
  16. with
  17. .Ar args .
  18. The hostname is printed in the login name prompt as well. The
  19. .Ar tty
  20. should be specified using an absolute path.
  21. .Sh SEE ALSO
  22. .Xr login 1