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FAXGETTY(8C)							  FAXGETTY(8C)

NAME
       faxgetty - HylaFAX front-door process

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/sbin/faxgetty [ -D ] [ -p ] [ -q queue-dir ] device

DESCRIPTION
       faxgetty	 is the HylaFAX server program that listens for incoming phone
       calls and either handles each call directly  or	hands  it  off	to  an
       appropriate  program.   In  addition  faxgetty monitors modem usage and
       notifies the HylaFAX scheduler process when a modem's  status  changes;
       e.g. when a modem is busy with an outbound call.

       One  faxgetty  should  be  run  for  each facsimile modem on a machine.
       faxgetty is typically started by init(8C).  faxgetty can also  be  used
       with data-only modems; this may be desirable if some of the non-facsim‐
       ile features are important, such as the	support	 for  screening	 calls
       according to Caller-ID information.

       faxgetty	 listens  to  its  facsimile modem for incoming calls and to a
       FIFO special file on which it accepts command directives from  adminis‐
       trative commands such as faxanswer(8C) and faxabort(8C).	 faxgetty also
       catches SIGTERM and SIGINT signals; cleaning up any necessary resources
       before exiting.

       Many  aspects of faxgetty operation are controlled through a configura‐
       tion file.  In particular, for faxgetty	to  automatically  invoke  the
       getty(8C)  program  to  handle  incoming data connections the GettyArgs
       parameter must be setup in the configuration file.   The	 configuration
       file is located in the spooler hierarchy in the etc subdirectory and is
       named config.devid, where devid is an identifier derived from the  name
       of  the	modem's device file; for example ttym2 for /dev/ttym2, term_10
       for /dev/term/10.  Consult hylafax-config(5F) for detailed  information
       on the contents of configuration files.

OPTIONS
       -D	 This  option  forces  faxgetty to detach itself from the con‐
		 trolling tty from which it was invoked.  In normal  operation
		 faxgetty  will	 not  disassociate itself from the controlling
		 tty.

       -p	 Do not change the process priority when receiving  facsimile.
		 Normally  faxgetty  will  raise  its  priority	 to reduce i/o
		 latency.  This option is useful for debugging.

       -q dir	 The specified directory is treated as the spooling area.  The
		 default spooling area, /var/spool/fax, is defined at the time
		 the software is built.

FILES
       /var/spool/fax/FIFO.device	   FIFO special file for submitting commands
       /var/spool/fax/etc/config.device	   device-specific configuration file

       Consult hylafax-server(5F) for a complete discussion of	the  structure
       and content of the spooling area.

SEE ALSO
       faxabort(8C),  faxlock(8C), faxanswer(8C), faxconfig(8C), faxstate(8C),
       faxq(8C), getty(8C), hylafax-server(5F), hylafax-config(5F)

				 July 31, 1995			  FAXGETTY(8C)
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