mgetty (8) Linux Manual Page
mgetty – smart modem getty
Synopsis
mgetty [options] ttydevice [gettydefs]
Description
Mgetty is a “smart” getty replacement, designed for use with Hayes compatible data and data/fax modems. Mgetty knows about modem initialization, manual modem answering (so your modem doesn’t answer if the machine isn’t ready), UUCP locking (so you can use the same device for dial-in and dial-out). Mgetty provides very extensive logging facilities. This manpage doesn’t try to detail mgetty setup in detail, it just lists the most important options. For detailed instructions, see the info file mgetty.info (mgetty.texi).
Options
-k <space>- Tells mgetty to leave <space> kbytes free on disk when receiving a fax.
-x <debug level>- Use the given level of verbosity for logging – 0 means no logging, 9 is really noisy. The log file is usually /tmp/log_mg.<device>
-s <speed>- Set the port speed to use, e.g. "-s 19200".
-r- Tells mgetty that it is running on a direct line. UUCP locking is done, but no modem initialization whatsoever.
-p <login prompt>- Use the given string to prompt users for their login names. Various tokens are allowed in this string. These tokens are: @ for the system name,
, \g, , for newline, bell, and form feed, respectively. and
will expand to the OS version and release. \P, \l and \L will expand to the tty name ("ttyS0"). \Y will give the Caller ID, \I the "CONNECT foobar" string returned by the modem, and \S or will output the port speed. \N and