Re: pts vs tty: differences and usage

[Thor Lancelot Simon <tls%panix.com@localhost>]

On Mon, Apr 04, 2016 at 12:30:24PM +0200, Rocky Hotas wrote:
> Hello!
> First of all, I hope this topic is still appropriate for this section.
> As regards terminals and pseudoterminals, NetBSD seems very similar to Linux. A terminal in a GUI is run into a /dev/ptsx; if the OS is run in text mode, the /dev/ttyx is used instead.

That's not quite right.

As I read this, I'm hoping I'm not doing your homework for you.  However, either way: I suggest consulting
Stevens, _Advanced Programming in the Unix Environment_; it has a lengthy discussion of these topics.

Thor