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To: wjh@bhoss.ifx.net
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Subject: Re: MAKEDEV ttyv? 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 25 Nov 1995 21:03:01 EST."
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Date: Sat, 25 Nov 1995 18:28:39 -0800
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From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@westhill.cdrom.com>
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Bill Henderson wrote in message ID
<XFMail.951125210300.wjh@bhoss.ifx.net>:
> How do you make a ttyv? the command MAKEDEV ttyv4 does not work, I am trying 
> to add ttyv4,5,6 to the ttys file ?

You use vty<X>, where <X> is the number of vty's you want. e.g.

cd /dev
sh MAKEDEV vty6

will make /dev/ttyv0 through /dev/ttyv5 (i.e. 6 vty's)

Gary