What do tty and pts mean and how are they related? I understand the fact that tty is my 'line' connected to stdin (I think!) and that there are 6 virtual terminals, but I do not understand how pts relates to tty or what it means. Can someone explain? Thanks, andrew -- GnuPG Key ID: ECB18ABA Fingerprint: FDF3 91FC F5BC 1164 E217 315E 337E 219B ECB1 8ABA