try something like:
mytty=$(basename $(tty))
echo $mytty
jim
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 1998 2:49 AM
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Subject: Getting ttyx
What is the best way to get the current console's tty? I know tty does the
job, but how do I find the name WITHOUT the /dev/ ? i.e. tty1, tty2, tty3
etc? I want to use it with bl in a script.
Michael Beattie ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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