finger command

vinaytp · 11-27-2009, 04:14 AM

Hi all...

I have only 4 terminal windows open.
In the below output first entry tty7 belongs to which terminal ?

Code:

[vinay@TEG test]$ finger
Login     Name        Tty      Idle  Login Time   Office     Office Phone
vinay     Vinay T P   tty7           Nov 27 09:56 (:0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/1    1:07  Nov 27 09:56 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/2          Nov 27 12:49 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/3    2:50  Nov 27 12:49 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/4      33  Nov 27 15:05 (:0.0)

centosboy · 11-27-2009, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinaytp

Hi all...

I have only 4 terminal windows open.
In the below output first entry tty7 belongs to which terminal ?

Code:

[vinay@TEG test]$ finger
Login     Name        Tty      Idle  Login Time   Office     Office Phone
vinay     Vinay T P   tty7           Nov 27 09:56 (:0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/1    1:07  Nov 27 09:56 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/2          Nov 27 12:49 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/3    2:50  Nov 27 12:49 (:0.0)
vinay     Vinay T P   pts/4      33  Nov 27 15:05 (:0.0)

this looks like a terminal opened at the host machine, but not within X as it is not a pseudo terminal.
Maybe it was opened using Ctrl + Alt + F? keys ?? or Ctrl + F?? keys??

vinaytp · 11-27-2009, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by centosboy

this looks like a terminal opened at the host machine, but not within X as it is not a pseudo terminal.
Maybe it was opened using Ctrl + Alt + F? keys ?? or Ctrl + F?? keys??

Thanks centosboy..
Yes its opened in host machine...But why one extra entry in the output of finger command ?

Can anyone pls tell what tty7 refers to ?

centosboy · 11-29-2009, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vinaytp

Thanks centosboy..
Yes its opened in host machine...But why one extra entry in the output of finger command ?

Can anyone pls tell what tty7 refers to ?

as i said above. the shell was opened using ctrl + f keys.
it is a real terminal rather then a virtual or pseudo.

tty = (teletypewriter) terminal
pty = pseudo terminal
vty = virtual teletype terminal

ctrl + alt + F2 will most likely get you back to that terminal.