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From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@olinet.isf.kiev.ua>
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To: Brian William Francis Tobin XXIX <jebudas@plato.virgil.net>
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Subject: Re: virtual terminals
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Brian William Francis Tobin XXIX wrote:
> 
> Hello and Thank You.
> I am using FreeBSD 2.1.6
> 
> I am trying to add more virtual terminals so that I can access various
> emails by hitting Alt-F#.
> 
> I have added the proper text to the /etc/ttys file.
> I went to /dev and tried this:
> ./MAKEDEV ttyv4
> 
> I receive:
> ttyv4 - no such device name
> 
> I appreciate your help.
> 
> Brian WF Tobin

>From FreeBSD FAQ (/usr/share/doc/FAQ):
            
cd /dev
./MAKEDEV vty12                 # For 12 devices

(it's vtyN, not ttyvN in MAKEDEV)

Cheers,

Vladimir