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authorMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-12-16 13:57:00 +0000
committerMichael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>2007-12-16 13:57:00 +0000
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@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ in a call to
The Linux kernel imposes a limit on the number of available
Unix 98 pseudo-terminals.
In kernels up to and including 2.6.3, this limit is configured
-at kernel compilation time (CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS),
+at kernel compilation time
+.RB ( CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS ),
and the permitted number of pseudo-terminals can be up to 2048,
with a default setting of 256.
Since kernel 2.6.4, the limit is dynamically adjustable via
@@ -136,8 +137,15 @@ A description of the
which controls packet mode operation, can be found in
.BR tty_ioctl (4).
-The BSD ioctl(2)s TIOCSTOP, TIOCSTART, TIOCUCNTL, TIOCREMOTE have
-not been implemented under Linux.
+The BSD
+.BR ioctl (2)
+operations
+.BR TIOCSTOP ,
+.BR TIOCSTART ,
+.BR TIOCUCNTL ,
+and
+.BR TIOCREMOTE
+have not been implemented under Linux.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR select (2),
.BR setsid (2),