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TTYTYPE Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (5) Updated: 24 July 2025 Index   NAME ttytype - terminal device to default terminal type mapping   DESCRIPTION The /etc/ttytype file associates termcap/terminfo terminal type names with tty lines. Each line consists of a terminal type, followed by whitespace, followed by a tty name (a device name without the /dev/) prefix. This association is used by the program to set the environment variable TERM to the default terminal name for the user's current tty. This facility was designed for a traditional time-sharing environment featuring character-cell terminals hardwired to a Unix minicomputer. It is little used on modern workstation and personal Unixes.   EXAMPLE A typical /etc/ttytype is: con80x25 tty1 vt320 ttys0   FILES /etc/ttytype the tty definitions file.   SEE ALSO   Index NAME DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE FILES SEE ALSO This document was created by using the manual pages. Time: 12:12:25 GMT, March 24, 2025

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