difference between pty and pts devices

[devhariprasad]

What is the difference between legacy Berkley pty devices and Streams pty devices??

Please explain.

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

The answer may be here:
http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/downloads/products/0072229985/0072229985_ch01.pdf#search=%22difference%20between%20legacy%20Berkley%20pty%20devices%20and%20Streams%20pty%20devices%22
http://www.unicom.com/sw/uucpm/README
http://www.bo.infn.it/alice/alice-doc/mll-doc/duix/admgde/node32.html

Good Luck,

SEP

[spex]

Hi,

Have a look at these Wikipedia entries:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STREAMS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_sockets

Streams is the less-popular alternative to the Berkeley sockets subsystem. Streams originated in SysV, while sockets originated in 4.2BSD.

PCS

[devhariprasad]

thanks