what is pts

On 28 Jun 2004 09:57:39 -0700, yonderstar <liuyingzhi@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> silly question but what is the difference between tty and pts ?
> i know tty means terminal
> when i use the 'who' command i also see myself login in pts/0
> i guess it has something to do with terminal
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Not a silly question, yonderstar. The only silly questions are ones
that you know the answer to already.

Pts is a "pseudo-terminal". The original tty is multiplexed into
a number of pseudo-ttys. Bring up top and you will see the the
tty that any windows you have open in that session are based on.

If top doesn't show the tty numbers, hit f and choose to display
them, then return to top's main screen and hit W to make the change
permanent (so to speak).

Hit c to show the full commands.

AC

silly question but what is the difference between tty and pts ?
i know tty means terminal
when i use the 'who' command i also see myself login in pts/0
i guess it has something to do with terminal

thanks