Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site sequent.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!ogcvax!sequent!phil From: phil@sequent.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.unix Subject: Re: dedicated tty lines Message-ID: <404@sequent.UUCP> Date: Fri, 17-Feb-84 22:43:28 EST Article-I.D.: sequent.404 Posted: Fri Feb 17 22:43:28 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 20-Feb-84 09:10:34 EST References: <1669@iedl02.UUCP> Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Portland Lines: 20 > The easiest way to have a dedicated tty line is this: > mknod /dev/printer c 22 1 > chmod a=w /dev/printer > mknod /dev/tty01 c 22 1 > Having more than one name that points to the same device is not a particularly good idea. It is a much better practice to make a hard link to the two or use "mv". i.e.: mknod /dev/tty01 22 1 ln /dev/tty01 /dev/printer chmod a=w /dev/printer How many people know why this is better? -- Phil Hochstetler Sequent Computer Systems ...!sequent!phil