---
name: "fbgetty"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "fbgetty"
version: "0.1.698-9"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fbgetty"
---

# fbgetty(8)

Frame Buffer GETTY

## NAME

fbgetty - Frame Buffer GETTY

## SYNOPSIS

**fbgetty** \[options\] \[variables\] \[tty device\] \[framebuffer device\]

## DESCRIPTION

**fbgetty** is a getty for use on virtual consoles with framebuffer support like  [**mingetty**(8)](/mingetty/8.md), **fbgetty** is not suitable for serial lines.

## OPTIONS

- **-t, --tty**

  set tty device

- **-f, --fb --framebuffer**

  set framebuffer device

- **-i, --issue**

  set issue file

- **-l, --login-program**

  set login program

- **-p --login-prompt**

  set login prompt

- **-o, --login-timeout**

  set login timeout

- **--version**

  show version

- **--help**

  show help

## ISSUE ESCAPES

**fbgetty** recognizes the following escape sequences which might be embedded in the  */etc/issue* file:

- **@system**

  display OS name (will certainly be Linux)

- **@version**

  display OS version

- **@release**

  display OS release

- **@architecture**

  - **@arch**

  display host architecture

- **@tty**

  - **@line**

  - **@vt**

  display tty where fbgetty run

- **@hostname**

  display hostname

- **@domain**

  display domain

- **@FQDN**

  display Full Qualified Domain Name (e.g. hostname + domainname)

- **@user**

  display number of users connected

- **@users**

  display number of users with format  %d user(s)

- **@loadavg**

  display load average

- **@date**

  display date

- **@time**

  display time (24H)

- **@uptime**

  display uptime

- **@include**

  include some other issue file

- **@image**

  display an image

- **@distname**

  Show distribution name (Redhat Debian Suse ...)

- **@distver**

  Display distribution version

- **$...**

  display shell variable

- **\\a**

  echo alert (bell)

- **\\b**

  echo backspace

- **\\e**

  - **\\E**

  echo escape char

- **\\f**

  echo formfeed

- **\\n**

  echo new line

- **\\r**

  echo carriage return

- **\\t**

  echo horizontal tab

- **\\v**

  echo vertical tab

- **\\ooo**

  echo character with octal code ooo

- **\\xhh**

  echo character with hexadecimal code hh

- **%d**

  insert current day (localtime),

- **%l**

  insert line on which  **fbgetty** is running,

- **%m**

  inserts machine architecture (uname -m),

- **%n**

  inserts machine's network node hostname (uname -n),

- **%o**

  inserts domain name,

- **%r**

  inserts operating system release (uname -r),

- **%t**

  insert current time (localtime),

- **%s**

  inserts operating system name,

- **%u**

  insert the number of users currently logged in,

- **%U**

  insert "*n* user" or "*n* users" according to the value of *n*,  where *n* is the number of user currently logged in,

- **%v**

  inserts operating system version (uname -v).

## FILES

*/etc/issue*, */var/run/utmp*, */etc/fbgetty*, */etc/fbgetty.d/global*, */etc/fbgetty.d/tty\[1-63\]*.

## SEE ALSO

[**mingetty**(8)](/mingetty/8.md), [**mgetty**(8)](/mgetty/8.md), [**agetty**(8)](/agetty/8.md), [**getty**(8)](/getty/8.md), fbgetty.info

## AUTHOR

Copyright © 1999,2000,2001 Yann Droneaud \<ydroneaud@meuh.eu.org\>.