Name

tty

Synopsis

    tty [options]

Print the device name of your terminal. This is useful for shell scripts and often for commands that need device information.

Common Option

-s, --quiet, --silent

Return only the codes: 0 (a terminal), 1 (not a terminal), 2 (invalid options used).

Solaris Option

-l

Print the synchronous line number, if on an active synchronous line.

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