DISABLE(I)                      05/15/76                           DISABLE(I)

NAME
	disable--disallow a terminal to talk to UNIX


SYNOPSIS
	disable [all] [linenumber...]

DESCRIPTION
	Disable edits the file /etc/ttys to disallow certain terminals from
	talking to UNIX. It then signals the init process to effect
	the changes it has specified.

	At least one argument must be specified. Explicit line numbers
	may be grouped together or be separated by spaces. Thus,

		"disable abcdhz" and
		"disable a b c dh z" are equivalent.

	The argument "all" disables ttys 9abcdefghijklmnoz (all but the
	console teletype).

DIAGNOSTICS
	Disable has an idea of what legal teletypes are; if you specify
	a strange one, it asks you if you really want to disable that one.

BUGS

AUTHOR
	J.A. Lowry

