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TTY(1) User Commands TTY(1)

NAME

tty - print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input

SYNOPSIS

tty [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.

print nothing, only return an exit status
display this help and exit
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

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SEE ALSO

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tty>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) tty invocation'

Packaged by Debian (9.10-1)
Copyright © 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

February 2026 GNU coreutils 9.10