NAME

console − system console interface

DESCRIPTION

/dev/console is a generic name given to the system console.  It is usually linked to a particular machine-dependent special file.  It provides a basic I/O interface to the system console through the termio interface. 

SEE ALSO

termio(7). 

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE

console: SVID2, XPG2

Hewlett-Packard Company  —  HP-UX Release 9.0: August 1992