From c9ab70e30fdfacb57b6f96d292066a867ed42ca0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017 15:18:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update section on built-in getty, add info on noclear option Signed-off-by: Joachim Nilsson --- README.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ff7c16ff..f4c6cb6e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -146,14 +146,14 @@ For more information, see [doc/inetd.md](doc/inetd.md). **Getty** -Finit also comes with a built-in Getty for Linux console TTYs. It can -parse `/etc/inittab` and set the speed. Then `/bin/login` handles all -nasty bits with PAM etc. +Finit comes with a built-in Getty for basic Linux console TTYs. It sets +up the TTY, optionally clearing it, and waits for user input before +handing over to `/bin/login`, which handles all nasty bits with PAM etc. ```conf # /etc/finit.conf tty [12345] /dev/tty1 38400 linux -tty [12345] /dev/ttyAMA0 115200 vt100 +tty [12345] /dev/ttyAMA0 115200 vt100 noclear ``` **Runlevels**