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.TH REMOTE-TTY 1 "May 23, 2006"
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.SH NAME
remote-tty \- connect to a ttysrv serial console instance
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR remote-tty " [\-l LoginName] [\-7] [\-r] socket"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B remote-tty
is the frontend for the remote-tty daemon. It is normally invoked using
.B rconsole.
It connects to the backend ttysrv process over a Unix socket and allows
the user to view what's happening on the serial console and interact with it.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B socket
The full path to the Unix socket for the ttysrv instance to connect to.
.TP
.B \-l loginname
Specify the login name to use. Defaults to the username if not specified.
.TP
.B \-r
Set restricted mode; don't allow changing of logging status, suspending of
remote-tty or setting of line options.
.TP
.B \-7
Set 7bit mode.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR rconsole (1),
.BR remote-tty (1),
.BR ttysrv (8).
.SH AUTHOR
rtty was written by Paul Vixie <vixie@isc.org>. This manual page was written
by Jonathan McDowell <noodles@earth.li> for the Debian project (but may be
used by others).