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STI(8)                  NetBSD System Manager's Manual                  STI(8)


NAME

     sti -- Simulate Terminal Input: send characters to a tty device


SYNOPSIS

     sti tty [string ...]


DESCRIPTION

     sti connects to the specified tty and uses the TIOCSTI ioctl(2) to enter
     text as if it were typed in.  This ioctl(2) is limited to the superuser.

     sti will send the provided string if any; otherwise it sends the standard
     input.  The string is interpreted using unvis(3).


SEE ALSO

     ioctl(2), unvis(3)


HISTORY

     The sti command first appeared in NetBSD 4.0.


AUTHORS

     The sti command was written by Christos Zoulas <christos@NetBSD.org>.

NetBSD 10.99                    August 14, 2012                   NetBSD 10.99