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62.1. Overview

Both a conventional terminal and a terminal emulator have an associated terminal driver that handles input and output on the device. (In the case of a terminal emulator, the device is a pseudoterminal. We describe pseudoterminals in Chapter 64.) Various aspects of the operation of the terminal driver can be controlled using the functions described in this chapter.

When performing input, the driver is capable of operating in either of the following modes:


  

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