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+.TH TTYTYPE 5 10/25/79 5
+.UC
+.SH NAME
+ttytype \- data base of terminal types by port
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+/etc/ttytype
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I Ttytype
+is a database containing, for each tty port on the system,
+the kind of terminal that is attached to it.
+There is one line per port,
+containing the terminal kind (as a name listed in termcap (5)),
+a space, and the name of the tty, minus /dev/.
+.PP
+This information is read by
+.IR tset (1)
+and by
+.IR login (1)
+to initialize the TERM variable at login time.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+tset(1), login(1)
+.SH BUGS
+Some lines are merely known as ``sd'' (dialup) or ``sp'' (plugboard).