stty(1)
stty --
set the options for a terminal
Synopsis
stty [-a] [-g] [options]
Description
stty
sets certain terminal I/O options for the device that is
the current standard input;
without arguments, it reports the settings of certain options.
In the input and output of stty,
if a character is preceded by a caret (^),
then the value of that option is the corresponding control
character
(for example,
``^h''
is
CTRL-h;
in this case,
recall that
CTRL-h
is the same as the ``backspace'' key.)
The sequence
``^´''
means that an option has a null value.
- -a
-
Report all option settings.
- -g
-
Report current settings in a form that can be used as an
argument to another stty command.
For detailed information about the modes
listed in sections ``Control Modes'' through ``Local Modes''
see
termio(7).
For detailed information about the
modes listed in sections ``Hardware Flow Control Modes'' and
``Clock Modes'' below, see
termiox(7).
Options described in the ``Combination Modes'' section are
implemented using options in the earlier sections.
Note that many combinations of options make no sense, but no
sanity
checking is performed.
Hardware flow control and clock modes options may not be
supported
by all hardware interfaces.
The options are
selected from the following:
Control modes
- parenb (-parenb)
-
Enable (disable) parity generation and detection.
- parext (-parext)
-
Enable (disable) extended parity generation and detection for
mark and
space parity.
- parodd (-parodd)
-
Select odd (even) parity, or mark (space) parity if parext
is enabled.
- cs5 cs6 cs7 cs8
-
Select character size
[see
termio(7)].
- 0
-
Hang up line immediately.
- 110 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400
-
Set terminal baud rate to the number given, if possible.
(All speeds are not supported by all hardware interfaces.)
- ispeed 0 110 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400
-
Set terminal input baud rate to the number given, if possible.
(Not all hardware supports split baud rates.)
If the input
baud rate is set to zero, the input baud rate will be
specified by the value of the output baud rate.
- ospeed 0 110 300 600 1200 1800 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400
-
Set terminal output baud rate to the number given, if possible.
(Not all hardware supports split baud rates.)
If the output
baud rate is set to zero, the line will be hung up
immediately.
- hupcl (-hupcl)
-
Hang up (do not hang up)
connection on last close.
- hup (-hup)
-
Same as
hupcl (-hupcl).
- cstopb (-cstopb)
-
Use two (one) stop bits per character.
- cread (-cread)
-
Enable (disable) the receiver.
- clocal (-clocal)
-
Assume a line without (with) modem control.
- loblk (-loblk)
-
Block (do not block) output from a non-current layer.
Input modes
- ignbrk (-ignbrk)
-
Ignore (do not ignore) break on input.
- brkint (-brkint)
-
Signal (do not signal) INTR on break.
- ignpar (-ignpar)
-
Ignore (do not ignore) parity errors.
- parmrk (-parmrk)
-
Mark (do not mark) parity errors
[see
termio(7)].
- inpck (-inpck)
-
Enable (disable) input parity checking.
- istrip (-istrip)
-
Strip (do not strip) input characters to seven bits.
- inlcr (-inlcr)
-
Map (do not map) NL to CR on input.
- igncr (-igncr)
-
Ignore (do not ignore) CR on input.
- icrnl (-icrnl)
-
Map (do not map) CR to NL on input.
- iuclc (-iuclc)
-
Map (do not map) upper-case alphabetics to lower case on input.
- ixon (-ixon)
-
Enable (disable) START/STOP
output control.
Output is stopped by sending
STOP control character and started by sending the START control
character.
- ixany (-ixany)
-
Allow any character (only DC1) to restart output.
- ixoff (-ixoff)
-
Request that the system send (not send) START/STOP
characters
when the input queue is nearly empty/full.
- imaxbel (-imaxbel)
-
Echo (do not echo) BEL when the input line is too long.
- KB_ENABLE
-
Perform a TIOCKBON, which allows extended characters to
be transmitted to the user's program. Extended characters are
transmitted as a null byte followed by a second byte
containing the character's extended code.
[See
keyboard(7).]
- KB_DISABLE
-
Perform a TIOCKBOF, which disables the transmission of
extended characters. This is the default.
[See
keyboard(7).]
Output modes
- opost (-opost)
-
Post-process output (do not post-process output; ignore all other
output modes).
- olcuc (-olcuc)
-
Map (do not map) lower-case alphabetics to upper case on output.
- onlcr (-onlcr)
-
Map (do not map) NL to CR-NL on output.
- ocrnl (-ocrnl)
-
Map (do not map) CR to NL on output.
- onocr (-onocr)
-
Do not (do) output CRs at column zero.
- onlret (-onlret)
-
On the terminal NL performs (does not perform) the
CR function.
- ofill (-ofill)
-
Use fill characters (use timing) for delays.
- ofdel (-ofdel)
-
Fill characters are <Del>s (NULs).
The following options set the delays for the output control
characters.
Selecting the 0 type option, such as cr0, causes
no delay.
stty -a does not report the 0 type options.
For more information, see
termio(7).
- cr0 cr1 cr2 cr3
-
Select style of delay for carriage returns.
- nl0 nl1
-
Select style of delay for line-feeds.
- tab0 tab1 tab2 tab3
-
Select style of delay for horizontal tabs.
- bs0 bs1
-
Select style of delay for backspaces.
- ff0 ff1
-
Select style of delay for form-feeds.
- vt0 vt1
-
Select style of delay for vertical tabs
[see
termio(7)].
Local modes
- isig (-isig)
-
Enable (disable) the checking of characters against the special
control
characters INTR, QUIT, and SWTCH.
- icanon (-icanon)
-
Enable (disable) canonical input (ERASE and KILL
processing).
- xcase (-xcase)
-
Canonical (unprocessed) upper/lower-case presentation.
- echo (-echo)
-
Echo back (do not echo back) every character typed.
- echoe (-echoe)
-
Echo (do not echo) ERASE character as
a backspace-space-backspace string.
This mode erases the
ERASEed character on many terminals;
however, it does not
keep track of column position and, as a result, may be confusing
on escaped characters, tabs, and backspaces.
- echok (-echok)
-
Echo (do not echo) NL after KILL character.
- lfkc (-lfkc)
-
The same as
echok (-echok);
obsolete.
- echonl (-echonl)
-
Echo (do not echo) NL.
- noflsh (-noflsh)
-
Disable (enable) flush after INTR, QUIT, or
SWTCH.
- stwrap (-stwrap)
-
Disable (enable) truncation of lines longer than 79 characters on
a synchronous line.
- tostop (-tostop)
-
Send (do not send) SIGTTOU when background processes write to the
terminal.
- echoctl (-echoctl)
-
Echo (do not echo) control characters as ^char, delete as
^?
- echoprt (-echoprt)
-
Echo (do not echo) ERASE character as character is ``erased''.
- echoke (-echoke)
-
BS-SP-BS erase (do not BS-SP-BS erase) entire line on line KILL.
- flusho (-flusho)
-
Output is (is not) being flushed.
- pendin (-pendin)
-
Retype (do not retype) pending input at next read or input
character.
- iexten (-iexten)
-
Enable (disable) extended (implementation-defined) functions
for input data.
- stflush (-stflush)
-
Enable (disable) flush on a synchronous line after every
write(2).
- stappl (-stappl)
-
Use application mode (use line mode) on a synchronous line.
Hardware flow control modes
- rtsxoff (-rtsxoff)
-
Enable (disable) RTS hardware flow control on input.
- ctsxon (-ctsxon)
-
Enable (disable) CTS hardware flow control on output.
- dtrxoff (-dtrxoff)
-
Enable (disable) DTR hardware flow control on input.
- cdxon (-cdxon)
-
Enable (disable) CD hardware flow control on output.
- isxoff (-isxoff)
-
Enable (disable) isochronous hardware flow control on input.
Clock modes
- xcibrg
-
Get transmit clock from internal baud rate generator.
- xctset
-
Get transmit clock from transmitter signal element timing
(DCE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 114, EIA-232-D pin 15.
- xcrset
-
Get transmit clock from receiver signal element timing
(DCE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 115, EIA-232-D pin 17.
- rcibrg
-
Get receive clock from internal baud rate generator.
- rctset
-
Get receive clock from transmitter signal element timing
(DCE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 114, EIA-232-D pin 15.
- rcrset
-
Get receive clock from receiver signal element timing (DCE
source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 115, EIA-232-D pin 17.
- tsetcoff
-
Transmitter signal element timing clock is not provided.
- tsetcrbrg
-
Output receive baud rate generator on transmitter signal element
timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 113, EIA-232-D pin
24.
- tsetctbrg
-
Output transmit baud rate generator on transmitter signal element
timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 113, EIA-232-D pin
24.
- tsetctset
-
Output transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) on
transmitter
signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 113,
EIA-232-D pin 24.
- tsetcrset
-
Output receiver signal element timing (DCE source) on transmitter
signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 113,
EIA-232-D pin 24.
- rsetcoff
-
Receiver signal element timing clock is not provided.
- rsetcrbrg
-
Output receive baud rate generator on receiver signal element
timing
(DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 128, no EIA-232-D pin.
- rsetctbrg
-
Output transmit baud rate generator on receiver signal element
timing
(DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 128, no EIA-232-D pin.
- rsetctset
-
Output transmitter signal element timing (DCE source) on receiver
signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 128,
no
EIA-232-D pin.
- rsetcrset
-
Output receiver signal element timing (DCE source) on receiver
signal element timing (DTE source) lead, CCITT V.24 circuit 128,
no
EIA-232-D pin.
Control assignments
In the following assignments, if
c
is preceded by a caret (^) indicating an escape from the shell,
then the value used is the corresponding control character
(for example, ``^d''
is a CTRL-d).
``^?''
is interpreted as <Del> and ``^-''
is interpreted as undefined.
In the POSIX locale, the caret (circumflex) control characters
listed in the table below are set to the values shown:
^a, ^A <SOH> ^l, ^L <FF> ^w, ^W <ETB>
^b, ^B <STX> ^m, ^M <CR> ^x, ^X <CAN>
^c, ^C <ETC> ^n, ^N <SO> ^y, ^Y <EM>
^d, ^D <EOT> ^o, ^O <SI> ^z, ^Z <SUB>
^e, ^E <ENC> ^p, ^P <DLE> ^[ <ESC>
^f, ^F <ACK> ^q, ^Q <DC1> ^\ <FS>
^g, ^G <BEL> ^r, ^R <DC2> ^] <GS>
^h, ^H <BS> ^s, ^S <DC3> ^^ <RS>
^i, ^I <HT> ^t, ^T <DC4> ^_ <US>
^j, ^J <LF> ^u, ^U <NAK> ^? <<Del>>
^k, ^K <VT> ^v, ^V <SYN>
For more information on these special characters, see
termio(7).
- ctab c
-
Set synchronous terminal tab character to c.
Use with the
-stappl option.
- discard c
-
Set discard character to
c.
- dsusp c
-
Set to
c
character that suspends foreground process when process attempts to read
c.
- eof c
-
Set end-of-file character to
c.
- eol c
-
Set end-of-line character to
c.
- eol2 c
-
Set secondary end-of-line character to
c.
- erase c
-
Set ERASE character to
c (default is now BACKSPACE or ^H).
- intr c
-
Set interrupt character to
c.
- kill c
-
Set KILL character to
c (default is now ^U).
- lnext c
-
Set to
c
character that causes the special meaning of next character to be ignored.
- quit c
-
Set quit character to
c.
- reprint c
-
Set reprint character to
c.
- start c
-
Set start character to
c.
- stop c
-
Set stop character to
c.
- susp c
-
Set suspend character to
c.
- swtch c
-
Set switch character to c.
- werase c
-
Set word-erase character to
c.
- min n
-
Set the minimum number of characters that satisfy a read in non-canonical
mode input processing (-icanon) to
n.
- time n
-
Set the intercharacter timer in non-canonical
mode input processing (-icanon) to
n
ticks.
Combination modes
- evenp or parity
-
Enable
parenb and cs7.
- oddp
-
Enable
parenb,
cs7,
and
parodd.
- spacep
-
Enable
parenb, cs7, and parext.
- markp
-
Enable
parenb,
cs7,
parodd,
and
parext.
- -parity, or -evenp
-
Disable
parenb,
and set
cs8.
- -oddp
-
Disable
parenb and parodd,
and set
cs8.
- -spacep
-
Disable
parenb and parext,
and set
cs8.
- -markp
-
Disable
parenb, parodd, and parext,
and set
cs8.
- raw (-raw or cooked)
-
Enable (disable) raw input and output
(no ERASE, KILL, INTR, QUIT,
SWTCH,
EOT, or output post processing).
- nl (-nl)
-
Unset (set)
icrnl, onlcr.
In addition
-nl
unset
inlcr, igncr,
ocrnl, and onlret.
- lcase (-lcase)
-
Set (unset)
xcase, iuclc, and olcuc.
- LCASE (-LCASE)
-
Same as
lcase (-lcase).
- tabs (-tabs or tab3)
-
Preserve (expand to spaces) tabs when printing.
- ek
-
Reset ERASE and KILL characters back to defaults of
BACKSPACE (or ^H)
and
^U.
- sane
-
Reset all modes to some reasonable values.
- term
-
Set all modes suitable for the
terminal type
term,
where
term
is one of
tty33, tty37, vt05,
tn300, ti700, or tek.
- async
-
Set normal asynchronous communications where clock settings are
xcibrg, rcibrg,
tsetcoff and rsetcoff.
Window size
- rows n
-
Set window size to n rows.
- columns n
-
Set window size to n columns.
- ypixels n
-
Set vertical window size to n pixels.
- xpixels n
-
Set horizontal window size to n pixels.
Control modes for the video monitor
- mono
-
Select the monochrome display as the
output device for the console screen.
This mode is valid if a standard monochrome adapter is present or
if
a standard enhanced graphics adapter (EGA) is present and the EGA
is
currently in one of the monochrome display modes.
- color
-
Select a standard regular color display as the
output device for the console screen. This mode is valid if
a color graphics adapter is present or if a
standard EGA is present
and is currently in one of the color graphics compatibility
modes.
- enhanced
-
Select the enhanced color display as the
output device for the console screen.
This mode is valid if an EGA is present and is currently in
a non-monochrome display mode.
- pro
-
Select the professional graphics adapter as the output device
for the system console.
This mode is valid if a VGA is present.
Control modes for the attached display devices
The stty command supports mode changes for the
monochrome display adapter (MDA),
color graphics adapter (CGA),
enhanced graphics adapter (EGA),
and
video graphics array (VGA).
- MCAMODE
-
Reinitialize the monochrome graphics adapter.
- ENH_CGA
-
Select CGA hardware emulation, when an AT&T Super-Vu video
controller is attached.
The following keyboard and display control modes are valid for the
following configurations: standard color graphics adapter (CGA) attached
to a standard regular color display; standard enhanced graphics adapter
(EGA) (modes 0-6) attached to a standard regular color display or
standard enhanced color display.
- B40x25
-
Select 40x25 (40 columns x 25 rows) black and white text display
mode.
- C40x25
-
Select 40x25 color text display mode.
- B80x25
-
Select 80x25 black and white text display mode.
- C80x25
-
Select 80x25 color display text mode.
- BG320
-
Select 320x200 black and white graphics display mode.
- CG320
-
Select 320x200 color graphics display mode.
- BG640
-
Select 640x200 black and white graphics display mode.
The following options are valid only when an EGA is attached
to a standard regular color display or an enhanced color
display.
- CG320_D
-
Select EGA support for 320x200 graphics display mode (EGA
mode D).
- CG640_E
-
Select EGA support for 640x200 graphics display mode (EGA
mode E).
The following options are valid only when
a standard EGA is attached to an IBM monochrome display.
- EGAMONO80x25
-
Select EGA Mode 7 as the
display mode. Emulates the support provided by the standard
monochrome display adapter.
- EGAMONOAPA
-
Select EGA support for 640x350 graphics display mode (EGA
mode F).
- ENHMONOAPA2
-
Select EGA mode F*.
The following options are valid only when a standard EGA
is attached to a standard enhanced color display.
- ENH_B40x25
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 40x25 black and white text
display mode (EGA mode 0*).
- ENH_C40x25
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 40x25 color text display mode
(EGA mode 1*).
- ENH_B80x25
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 80x25 black and white
text display mode (EGA mode 2*).
- ENH_C80x25
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 80x25 color text display mode
(EGA mode 3*).
- ENH_B80x43
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 80x43 black and white text
display mode.
- ENH_C80x43
-
Select enhanced EGA support for 80x43 color text display
mode.
- CG640x350
-
Select EGA support for 640x350 graphics display mode (EGA
mode 10).
- ENH_CG640
-
Select EGA mode 10*.
The following options are valid only when a standard VGA
is attached to a color display.
- VGAMONO80x25
-
Select VGA Mode 7 as the display mode.
Emulates the support provided by the standard
monochrome display adapter.
- VGA_C40x25
-
Select VGA 40x25 color text display mode.
- VGA_C80x25
-
Select VGA 80x25 color text display mode.
Files
- /usr/lib/locale/locale/LC_MESSAGES/uxcore.abi
-
language-specific message file
[see LANG on
environ(5)].
References
ioctl(2),
tabs(1),
termio(7),
termiox(7)
Notices
In UnixWare 2.0, the defaults for the ERASE and line KILL characters
have been updated to the industry standard values
of BACKSPACE (or ^H) and ^U, respectively.
30 January 1998
© 1998 The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. All rights reserved.