Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> --- term-utils/agetty.8 | 24 +++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/term-utils/agetty.8 b/term-utils/agetty.8 index 902914197..6c748a365 100644 --- a/term-utils/agetty.8 +++ b/term-utils/agetty.8 @@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ The default for \fBserial terminals\fP is keep the current baud rate .TP .I term The value to be used for the TERM environment variable. This overrides -whatever init(8) may have set, and is inherited by login and the shell. +whatever +.BR init (1) +may have set, and is inherited by login and the shell. .sp The default is 'vt100', or 'linux' for Linux on a virtual terminal, or 'hurd' for GNU Hurd on a virtual terminal. @@ -93,8 +95,12 @@ Using this option causes an \fB\-f \fIusername\fR option and argument to be added to the \fB/bin/login\fP command line. See \fB\-\-login\-options\fR, which can be used to modify this option's behavior. -Note that \fB\-\-autologin\fP may affect the way how agetty initializes the -serial line, because on auto-login agetty does not read from the line and it +Note that \fB\-\-autologin\fP may affect the way in which +.B getty +initializes the +serial line, because on auto-login +.B agetty +does not read from the line and it has no opportunity optimize the line setting. .TP \-c, \-\-noreset @@ -353,16 +359,20 @@ not be interpreted as options. Use this feature if available by passing "\-\-" before the username gets passed by \\u. .SH ISSUE FILES -The default issue file is \fI/etc/issue\fP. If the file exists then agetty also +The default issue file is \fI/etc/issue\fP. If the file exists, then +.B agetty +also checks for \fI/etc/issue.d\fP directory. The directory is optional extension to the default issue file and content of the directory is printed after -\fI/etc/issue\fP content. If the \fI/etc/issue\fP does not exist than the +\fI/etc/issue\fP content. If the \fI/etc/issue\fP does not exist, then the directory is ignored. All files \fBwith .issue extension\fP from the directory are printed in version-sort order. The directory can be used to maintain 3rd-party messages independently on the primary system \fI/etc/issue\fP file. Since version 2.35 additional locations for issue file and directory are -supported. If the default \fI/etc/issue\fP does not exist than agetty checks +supported. If the default \fI/etc/issue\fP does not exist, then +.B agetty +checks for \fI/run/issue\fP and \fI/run/issue.d\fP, thereafter for \fI/usr/lib/issue\fP and \fI/usr/lib/issue.d\fP. The directory /etc is expected for host specific configuration, /run is expected for generated stuff @@ -372,7 +382,7 @@ The default path maybe overridden by \fB\-\-issue\-file\fP option. In this case specified path has to be file or directory and all the default issue file and directory locations are ignored. -The issue file feature is possible to completely disable by \fB\-\-noissue\fP option. +The issue file feature can be completely disabled by \fB\-\-noissue\fP option. It is possible to review the current issue file by \fBagetty \-\-show\-issue\fP on the current terminal. -- 2.26.2
