Subject: Re: vty and pty
To: Kadari Mayson <kmayson@viconet.com>
From: gabriel rosenkoetter <gr@eclipsed.net>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 02/08/2000 20:29:26
On Tue, Feb 08, 2000 at 04:28:19PM -0800, Kadari Mayson wrote:
> Is NetBSD's pty (Pseudo Terminal) the same as FreeBSD's vty (Pseudo Terminal)?  If so, how would i switch screens?  In freebsd i386, all you need to do is type ALT-Fx to switch screens.  How would us NetBSD users do this?

As David pointed out, wscons should theoretically make this work by
turning virtual terminals on.

If FreeBSD labels vty as "Pseudo Terminal", they're mislabeling it.
It's properly a virtual terminal (multiple terminals on the same
console). A pseudo terminal is something that emulates a terminal
connection over something other than the console or the serial port.

       ~ g r @ eclipsed.net