


DOSHELL(8)	  Linux Programmer's Manual	  DOSHELL(8)


NNAAMMEE
       doshell - Execute a program on a new tty

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       //eettcc//ddoosshheellll new_tty command

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       ddoosshheellll will close the current tty, open nneeww__ttttyy for stan-
       dard input and output, and start ccoommmmaanndd.  ddoosshheellll can  be
       used  to	start	a shell on an arbitrary tty, by using the
       command: _d_o_s_h_e_l_l _/_e_t_c_/_t_t_y_2 _/_e_t_c_/_b_a_s_h

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       llooggiinn(1), iinniitt(8), ggeettttyy(8)

BBUUGGSS
       No diagnostics are printed, and no check on  proper  argu-
       ments  is performed.  All arguments must have fully quali-
       fied pathnames.

       In particular, no checking is performed to  be  sure  that
       the  first  argument is a device.  Therefore, if the argu-
       ments are accidentally reversed, a binary can be	trashed.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Jim Wiegand































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