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PROG= conscontrol
MAN= conscontrol.8
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.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001 Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@FreeBSD.org>
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.Dd Oct 23, 2001
.Dt CONSCONTROL 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm conscontrol
.Nd control physical console devices
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op list
.Nm
.Ic mute
.Ar on|off
.Nm
.Ic add|delete
.Ar console
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Conscontrol
is used to examine and modify the physical devices which back
the virtual console console devices.
If no arguments are specified
(or only the
.Ar list
argument),
the current console settings are shown.
.Pp
There are two types of logical consoles; a high level console which
is represented by /dev/console, and a low level console.
The low level console is used for kernel printfs and debugger support,
while the high level console is used by user programs like syslog.
Multiple device support is implemented only for the low level console,
the high level console is set to the first device in the console list.
.Pp
Multiple console support may be invoked by passing the kernel the
-D
flag from the boot loader, or by using
.Nm
to change the list of console devices after the system has booted.
.Pp
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width indent
.It Cm add|delete Ar console
Add or delete a physical device from the logical console.
The device must support low-level console operations.
Adding a device will place it at the front of the list of console
devices; the first device is used for the high level console.
.It Cm mute Ar on|off
Change the state of the console muting.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr boot 8 ,
.Xr loader 8 ,
.Xr sio 4 ,
.Xr syscons 4
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Fx 4.5 .
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Jonathan Lemon