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WSCONSCFG(8)                System Manager's Manual               WSCONSCFG(8)

NAME
     wsconscfg - configure and switch between virtual terminals on a wscons
     display

SYNOPSIS
     wsconscfg [-e emul] [-f ctldev] [-t type] index
     wsconscfg -d [-F] [-f ctldev] index
     wsconscfg -g [-f ctldev]
     wsconscfg -k | -m [-d] [-f ctldev] [index]
     wsconscfg -s [-f ctldev] index

DESCRIPTION
     The wsconscfg tool allows to create, delete and switch between virtual
     terminals on display devices controlled by the wscons terminal framework
     if the underlying display hardware driver supports multiple screens.
     Further it controls the assignment of keyboards to displays.  The index
     argument specifies which virtual terminal is to be configured; the
     allowed numbers are from 0 to an implementation-specified value
     (currently 7, allowing for 8 virtual terminals on a display).  In
     keyboard configuration mode, it specifies the wskbd(4) device to attach
     or detach.  Without further option arguments, a virtual terminal is
     created with implementation specific properties and a default terminal
     emulation variant selected at kernel compile time.

     The options are:

     -d         Delete the specified terminal.  A terminal opened by a program
                will not be deleted unless the -F option is applied.
                Terminals used by the operating system console or a graphics
                program (X server) cannot be deleted.  With the -k flag, the
                keyboard specified by index will be detached from the wscons
                display.  With the -m flag, the multiplexor specified by index
                will be detached from the wscons display.

     -e emul    Specify the terminal emulation to use for the virtual
                terminal.  The set of available terminal emulations is
                determined at kernel compile time.  See wscons(4) for details.

     -F         Force deleting of a terminal even if it is in use by a user
                space program.

     -f ctldev  Specify the control device of the wscons display to operate
                on.  Default is /dev/ttyEcfg.

     -g         Print the index of the current virtual terminal.

     -k         Do keyboard related operations instead of virtual screen
                configuration.  Without other flags, a keyboard will be
                attached to the display device.  The index argument can be
                omitted, in this case the first free keyboard will be used.

     -m         Do multiplexor related operations instead of virtual screen
                configuration.  Without other flags, a multiplexor will be
                attached to the display device.

     -s         Switch to the specified virtual terminal.

     -t type    Specify a screen type to use.  Screen types refer to display
                format, colour depth and other low-level display properties.
                Valid type arguments are defined by the underlying display
                device driver.

     Typically, the wsconscfg utility will be invoked in system startup by the
     /etc/rc.d/wscons script, controlled by the /etc/wscons.conf configuration
     file.

FILES
     /etc/wscons.conf

EXAMPLES
           wsconscfg -t 80x50 -e vt100 1

     Configure screen 1 (i.e., the second), it will get the type `80x50' and
     use the VT100 terminal emulation.  (Note: `80x50' is a screen type
     offered by the vga(4) display driver.  In this particular case, an
     8x8-font must be loaded before to make the screen useful.  See
     wsfontload(8).)

           wsconscfg -k

     Connect the first unconnected keyboard to the display.

           wsconscfg 3

     Create screen 3.

           wsconscfg -d 3

     Delete screen 3.

           wsconscfg -s 2

     Switch to screen 2.

SEE ALSO
     wscons(4), wskbd(4), wsconsctl(8), wsfontload(8)

BUGS
     There should be an easy way to get a list of the screen types available
     on a display, and of the emulations supported by the kernel.

NetBSD 10.99                     June 24, 2006                    NetBSD 10.99