freebsd-dev/release/sysinstall/help/usage.hlp
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HOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM
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The following keys are recognised in most of the dialogs you'll
encounter during this installation [press the PageDown key to go
to the next screen when you finish reading this one]:
KEY ACTION
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SPACE Select or toggle the current item.
RETURN Finish with an item.
UP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box).
DOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box).
TAB Move to next item or group.
RIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB).
SHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group.
LEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB).
PAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page.
PAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page.
If you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it
means that there are more items above or below the current one that
aren't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). Using the
up/down arrow keys will cause the menu to scroll. The PageUp and
PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens.
In text display boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be
displayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. A value of
100% means that you're at the bottom of the displayed text.
Selecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling.
Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to
the previous menu.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
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It is also possible to select a menu item by typing the first
character of its name, if unique. This will generally be an
item number.
The console driver also contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing
things that may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back,
press the "Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page
Up/Page Down keys to move through the saved text. To leave
scroll-back mode, press the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is
most useful for reading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try
it now!) though it's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other
"wizard modes" that don't use menus and tend to scroll their output
off the top of the screen.
Once the system is fully installed and running multi-user you will
also find that you have multiple "virtual consoles" and can use them
to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to switch
between them, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding to the
screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 3 virtual
consoles enabled. You can enable more by editing the /etc/ttys file
and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty entries (up to
12).