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diff --git a/man/consoletype.1 b/man/consoletype.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ebd1d88c --- /dev/null +++ b/man/consoletype.1 @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +.TH CONSOLETYPE 1 "Red Hat, Inc" "RH" \" -*- nroff -*- +.SH NAME +\fBconsoletype +\- print type of the console connected to standard input +.SH SYNOPSIS +\fBconsoletype [\fIstdout\fR] [\fIfg\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBconsoletype +prints the type of console connected to standard input, and checks +whether the console connected to standard input is the current +foreground virtual console. With no arguments, it prints +\fIvt\fR +if console is a virtual terminal (/dev/tty* or /dev/console device if not on +a serial console), +\fIserial\fR +if standard input is a serial console (/dev/console or /dev/ttyS*) and +\fIpty\fR +if standard input is a pseudo terminal. +.SH RETURN VALUE +\fBconsoletype +when passed no arguments returns +.TP +\fI0 +if on virtual terminal +.TP +\fI1 +if on serial console +.TP +\fI2 +if on a pseudo terminal. +.TP +When passed the \fIstdout\fR argument, \fBconsoletype\fR returns +.TP +\fI0 +in all cases, and prints the console type to stdout. +.TP +When passed the \fIfg\fR argument, \fBconsoletype\fR returns +.TP +\fI0 +if the console connected to standard input is the current virtual +terminal +.TP +\fI1 +otherwise. |