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