TTY(1) TTY(1) NAME tty - get terminal name SYNOPSIS tty [ -s ] DESCRIPTION Tty prints the pathname of the user’s terminal unless the -s (silent) is given. In either case, the exit value is zero if the standard input is a terminal and one if it is not. DIAGNOSTICS ‘not a tty’ if the standard input file is not a terminal. 7th Edition April 29, 1985 TTY(1)