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Home Services Tech Support Free Software Tech Forum Links Contact Us	STTY(1) User Commands STTY(1) NAME stty - change and print terminal line settings SYNOPSIS stty [-F DEVICE] [--file=DEVICE] [SETTING]... stty [-F DEVICE] [--file=DEVICE] [-a|--all] stty [-F DEVICE] [--file=DEVICE] [-g|--save] DESCRIPTION Print or change terminal characteristics. -a, --all print all current settings in human-readable form -g, --save print all current settings in a stty-readable form -F, --file=DEVICE open and use the specified DEVICE instead of stdin --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit Optional - before SETTING indicates negation. An b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ marks non-POSIX settings. The underlying system defines which settings are available. Special characters: b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ dsusp CHAR CHAR will send a terminal stop signal once input flushed eof CHAR CHAR will send an end of file (terminate the input) eol CHAR CHAR will end the line b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ eol2 CHAR alternate CHAR for ending the line erase CHAR CHAR will erase the last character typed intr CHAR CHAR will send an interrupt signal kill CHAR CHAR will erase the current line b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ lnext CHAR CHAR will enter the next character quoted quit CHAR CHAR will send a quit signal b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ rprnt CHAR CHAR will redraw the current line start CHAR CHAR will restart the output after stopping it stop CHAR CHAR will stop the output susp CHAR CHAR will send a terminal stop signal b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ swtch CHAR CHAR will switch to a different shell layer b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ werase CHAR CHAR will erase the last word typed Special settings: N set the input and output speeds to N bauds b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ cols N tell the kernel that the terminal has N columns b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ columns N same as cols N ispeed N set the input speed to N b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ line N use line discipline N min N with -icanon, set N characters minimum for a completed read ospeed N set the output speed to N b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ rows N tell the kernel that the terminal has N rows b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ size print the number of rows and columns according to the kernel speed print the terminal speed time N with -icanon, set read timeout of N tenths of a second Control settings: [-]clocal disable modem control signals [-]cread allow input to be received b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]crtscts enable RTS/CTS handshaking csN set character size to N bits, N in [5..8] [-]cstopb use two stop bits per character (one with -) [-]hup send a hangup signal when the last process closes the tty [-]hupcl same as [-]hup [-]parenb generate parity bit in output and expect parity bit in input [-]parodd set odd parity (even with -) Input settings: [-]brkint breaks cause an interrupt signal [-]icrnl translate carriage return to newline [-]ignbrk ignore break characters [-]igncr ignore carriage return [-]ignpar ignore characters with parity errors b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]imaxbel beep and do not flush a full input buffer on a character [-]inlcr translate newline to carriage return [-]inpck enable input parity checking [-]istrip clear high (8th) bit of input characters b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]iutf8 assume input characters are UTF-8 encoded b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]iuclc translate uppercase characters to lowercase b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]ixany let any character restart output, not only start character [-]ixoff enable sending of start/stop characters [-]ixon enable XON/XOFF flow control [-]parmrk mark parity errors (with a 255-0-character sequence) [-]tandem same as [-]ixoff Output settings: b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ bsN backspace delay style, N in [0..1] b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ crN carriage return delay style, N in [0..3] b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ ffN form feed delay style, N in [0..1] b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ nlN newline delay style, N in [0..1] b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]ocrnl translate carriage return to newline b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]ofdel use delete characters for fill instead of null characters b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]ofill use fill (padding) characters instead of timing for delays b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]olcuc translate lowercase characters to uppercase b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]onlcr translate newline to carriage return-newline b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]onlret newline performs a carriage return b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]onocr do not print carriage returns in the first column [-]opost postprocess output b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ tabN horizontal tab delay style, N in [0..3] b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ tabs same as tab0 b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ -tabs same as tab3 b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ vtN vertical tab delay style, N in [0..1] Local settings: [-]crterase echo erase characters as backspace-space-backspace b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ crtkill kill all line by obeying the echoprt and echoe settings b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ -crtkill kill all line by obeying the echoctl and echok settings b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]ctlecho echo control characters in hat notation (^c) [-]echo echo input characters b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]echoctl same as [-]ctlecho [-]echoe same as [-]crterase [-]echok echo a newline after a kill character b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]echoke same as [-]crtkill [-]echonl echo newline even if not echoing other characters b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]echoprt echo erased characters backward, between and / [-]icanon enable erase, kill, werase, and rprnt special characters [-]iexten enable non-POSIX special characters [-]isig enable interrupt, quit, and suspend special characters [-]noflsh disable flushing after interrupt and quit special characters b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]prterase same as [-]echoprt b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]tostop stop background jobs that try to write to the terminal b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]xcase with icanon, escape with for uppercase characters Combination settings: b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]LCASE same as [-]lcase cbreak same as -icanon -cbreak same as icanon cooked same as brkint ignpar istrip icrnl ixon opost isig icanon, eof and eol characters to their default values -cooked same as raw crt same as echoe echoctl echoke dec same as echoe echoctl echoke -ixany intr ^c erase 0177 kill ^u b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]decctlq same as [-]ixany ek erase and kill characters to their default values evenp same as parenb -parodd cs7 -evenp same as -parenb cs8 b2.txt bin.txt binout.txt binout2.txt binout2.txt~ docs html loopcmd loopcmd~ makehtml makehtml (copy) makehtml~ readpasswd showdoc.php showdoc.php~ space2newline space2newline~ testphp.php testphp.php~ [-]lcase same as xcase iuclc olcuc litout same as -parenb -istrip -opost cs8 -litout same as parenb istrip opost cs7 nl same as -icrnl -onlcr -nl same as icrnl -inlcr -igncr onlcr -ocrnl -onlret oddp same as parenb parodd cs7 -oddp same as -parenb cs8 [-]parity same as [-]evenp pass8 same as -parenb -istrip cs8 -pass8 same as parenb istrip cs7 raw same as -ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr -icrnl -ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel -opost -isig -icanon -xcase min 1 time 0 -raw same as cooked sane same as cread -ignbrk brkint -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iutf8 -ixoff -iuclc -ixany imaxbel opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0 isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt echoctl echoke, all special characters to their default values. Handle the tty line connected to standard input. Without arguments, prints baud rate, line discipline, and deviations from stty sane. In settings, CHAR is taken literally, or coded as in ^c, 0x37, 0177 or 127; special values ^- or undef used to disable special characters. AUTHOR Written by David MacKenzie. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . COPYRIGHT Copyright 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License . There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. SEE ALSO The full documentation for stty is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and stty programs are properly installed at your site, the command info stty should give you access to the complete manual. stty 5.96 September 2006 STTY(1)