On Monday 28 April 2008 04:51, Michael D. Setzer II wrote: > But question is? If using /dev/tty1 as the current terminal, why would /dev/tty > make a difference? /dev/tty is a special device which refers to your current controlling tty (if you have one, otherwise it won't open). It should always exist in /dev, expect breakage othewise. -- vda