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Diffstat (limited to 'libexec/getty/getty.8')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libexec/getty/getty.8 b/libexec/getty/getty.8 index fe9d8798388e..bd16017ba3dc 100644 --- a/libexec/getty/getty.8 +++ b/libexec/getty/getty.8 @@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -program -is called by +utility is called by .Xr init 8 to open and initialize the tty line, read a login name, and invoke .Xr login 1 . @@ -92,8 +91,7 @@ table. .Pp The .Nm -program -can be set to timeout after some interval, +utility can be set to timeout after some interval, which will cause dial up lines to hang up if the login name is not entered reasonably quickly. .Sh DIAGNOSTICS @@ -126,5 +124,5 @@ does not exist. .Sh HISTORY A .Nm -program appeared in +utility appeared in .At v6 . |