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.th TTY I 3/15/72
.sh NAME
tty \*- get typewriter name
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd tty
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Tty
gives the name of the user's typewriter
in the form `tty\fIn\fR' for
\fIn\fR
a digit or letter.  The actual path
name is then `/dev/tty\fIn\fR'.
.sh DIAGNOSTICS
`not a tty' if the standard input file is not a typewriter.
.sh BUGS
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4f3625bb DR	1	.th TTY I 3/15/72
	2	.sh NAME
	3	tty \*- get typewriter name
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd tty
	6	.sh DESCRIPTION
	7	.it Tty
	8	gives the name of the user's typewriter
	9	in the form `tty\fIn\fR' for
	10	\fIn\fR
	11	a digit or letter. The actual path
	12	name is then `/dev/tty\fIn\fR'.
	13	.sh DIAGNOSTICS
	14	`not a tty' if the standard input file is not a typewriter.
	15	.sh BUGS