+.Pp
+If a
+.Va \&pp
+string is specified and a PPP link bring-up sequence is recognized,
+getty will invoke the program referenced by the
+.Va \&pp
+option.
+This can be used to handle incoming PPP calls.
+If the
+.Va \&pl
+option is true as well,
+.Xr getty 8
+will skip the user name prompt and the PPP detection phase, and will
+invoke the program specified by
+.Va \&pp
+instantly.
+.Pp
+.Nm Getty
+provides some basic intelligent modem handling by providing a chat
+script feature available via two capabilities:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -offset indent -width \&xxxxxxxx -compact
+.It ic
+Chat script to initialize modem.
+.It ac
+Chat script to answer a call.
+.El
+.Pp
+A chat script is a set of expect/send string pairs.
+When a chat string starts,
+.Nm getty
+will wait for the first string, and if it finds it, will send the
+second, and so on.
+Strings specified are separated by one or more tabs or spaces.
+Strings may contain standard ASCII characters and special 'escapes',
+which consist of a backslash character followed by one or more
+characters which are interpreted as follows:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -offset indent -width \&xxxxxxxx -compact
+.It \ea
+bell character.
+.It \eb
+backspace.
+.It \en
+newline.
+.It \ee
+escape.
+.It \ef
+formfeed.
+.It \ep
+half-second pause.
+.It \er
+carriage return.
+.It \eS , \es
+space character.
+.It \et
+tab.
+.It \exNN
+hexadecimal byte value.
+.It \e0NNN
+octal byte value.
+.El
+.Pp
+Note that the
+.Ql \ep
+sequence is only valid for send strings and causes a half-second
+pause between sending the previous and next characters.
+Hexadecimal values are, at most, 2 hex digits long, and octal
+values are a maximum of 3 octal digits.
+.Pp
+The
+.Va \&ic
+chat sequence is used to initialize a modem or similar device.
+A typical example of an init chat script for a modem with a
+hayes compatible command set might look like this:
+.Pp
+.Dl :ic="" ATE0Q0V1\er OK\er ATS0=0\er OK\er:
+.Pp
+This script waits for nothing (which always succeeds), sends
+a sequence to ensure that the modem is in the correct mode
+(suppress command echo, send responses in verbose mode),
+and then disables auto-answer.
+It waits for an "OK" response before it terminates.
+The init sequence is used to check modem responses to ensure that
+the modem is functioning correctly.
+If the init script fails to complete,
+.Nm getty
+considers this to be fatal, and results in an error logged via
+.Xr syslogd 8 ,
+and exiting.
+.Pp
+Similarly, an answer chat script is used to manually answer the
+phone in response to (usually) a "RING".
+When run with an answer script,
+.Nm getty
+opens the port in non-blocking mode, clears any extraneous input
+and waits for data on the port.
+As soon as any data is available, the answer chat script is
+started and scanned for a string, and responds according to
+the answer chat script.
+With a hayes compatible modem, this would normally look something
+like:
+.Pp
+.Dl :ac=RING\er ATA\er CONNECT:
+.Pp
+This causes the modem to answer the call via the "ATA" command,
+then scans input for a "CONNECT" string.
+If this is received before a
+.Va \&ct
+timeout, then a normal login sequence commences.
+.Pp
+The
+.Va \&ct
+capability specifies a timeout for all send and expect strings.
+This timeout is set individually for each expect wait and send
+string and must be at least as long as the time it takes for
+a connection to be established between a remote and local
+modem (usually around 10 seconds).
+.Pp
+In most situations, you will want to flush any additional
+input after the connection has been detected, and the
+.Va \&de
+capability may be used to do that, as well as delay for a
+short time after the connection has been established during
+which all of the connection data has been sent by the modem.