console(4)                                                   console(4)

  console

  NAME

    console - proxy for serial/tty devices

  DESCRIPTION

    The /dev/console special device file can be used as a proxy for any serial
    or tty device. You can map the console file to a device using the
    ConsoleTtyName registry key or by calling ioctl(2) with the TIOCCONS
    option.

    This file can be created using the following commands:

    /usr/sbin/mknod -m 666 /dev/console c 2 0
    chown $(hostname)+Administrator:+Administrators console

  FILE

    /dev/console