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Re: what's the difference between /dev/tty1 and /dev/console
"Jerry D. Hedden" wrote:
> PID PPID PGID WINPID TTY UID STIME COMMAND
> 19992 1 19992 19992 con 78809 08:22:53 /usr/bin/rxvt
> 32960 19992 32960 61760 0 78809 08:22:53 /usr/bin/bash
> 19292 32960 19292 33136 0 78809 08:43:42 /usr/bin/ps
>
> It's started using via a shell shortcut using the target:
> "C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e bash --login"
> Doesn't this show that the rxvt window is a console?
That is telling you that bash is attached to tty0 (a pty). In other
words, rxvt cannot provide a console to the things running in it, it can
only provide a pty. Whether or not the rxvt process itself has a
console is irrelevant.
Brian
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