# man > tty(1)

> **TLDR:** Returns terminal name.
>
- Print the file name of this terminal:
  `tty`

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## NAME
       tty - print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input

## SYNOPSIS
       **tty **[_OPTION_]...

## DESCRIPTION
       Print the file name of the terminal connected to standard input.

### -s --silent --quiet
              print nothing, only return an exit status

       **--help **display this help and exit

### --version
              output version information and exit

## AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

## REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>>
       Report any translation bugs to <<https://translationproject.org/team/>>

## COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
       <<https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to
       the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/tty>>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) tty invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.4                           January 2026                                      [_TTY_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/TTY/1/markdown)