.Xr getty 8

.Xr getty 8

will recognize them to be active and run

will recognize them to be active and run

.Xr login 1

.Xr login 1

By default, only the first eight virtual terminals are activated in

By default, only the first eight virtual terminals are activated in

.Pa /etc/ttys .

.Pa /etc/ttys .

.Pp

.Pp

You press the

You press the

.Dv Alt

.Dv Alt

virtual terminals.

virtual terminals.

The following table summarizes the correspondence between the switch

The following table summarizes the correspondence between the switch

key and the virtual terminal.

key and the virtual terminal.

key on the AT Enhanced keyboard) to cycle available virtual terminals.

key on the AT Enhanced keyboard) to cycle available virtual terminals.

.Pp

.Pp

The default number of available virtual terminals is 16.

The default number of available virtual terminals is 16.

.Dv MAXCONS

.Dv MAXCONS

(see below).

(see below).

.Pp

.Pp

.Pa /usr/share/syscons/fonts .

.Pa /usr/share/syscons/fonts .

.Pp

.Pp

The font comes in various sizes: 8x8, 8x14 and 8x16.

The font comes in various sizes: 8x8, 8x14 and 8x16.

.Pp

.Pp

You may set

You may set

.Ar font8x8 ,

.Ar font8x8 ,

and

and

.Ar font8x16

.Ar font8x16

variables in

variables in

to the desired font files so that they will be automatically loaded

to the desired font files so that they will be automatically loaded

when the system starts up.

when the system starts up.

.Pp

.Pp

See the

See the

.Dv SC_DFLT_FONT

.Dv SC_DFLT_FONT

option below.

option below.

.Ss Screen Map

.Ss Screen Map

Use

Use

.Xr vidcontrol 1

.Xr vidcontrol 1

.Ss Mouse Support and Copy-and-Paste

.Ss Mouse Support and Copy-and-Paste

You can use your mouse to copy text on the screen and paste it as if

You can use your mouse to copy text on the screen and paste it as if

You must be running the mouse daemon

You must be running the mouse daemon

.Xr moused 8

.Xr moused 8

and enable the mouse cursor in the virtual terminal via

and enable the mouse cursor in the virtual terminal via

.Xr vidcontrol 1 .

.Xr vidcontrol 1 .

.Pp

.Pp

The selected text will be marked by inverting foreground and

The selected text will be marked by inverting foreground and

background colors.

background colors.

the selected region.

the selected region.

The selected text is placed in the copy buffer and can be pasted

The selected text is placed in the copy buffer and can be pasted

middle button) as many times as you like.

middle button) as many times as you like.

.Pp

.Pp

If your mouse has only two buttons, you may want to use the

If your mouse has only two buttons, you may want to use the

.Dv SC_TWOBUTTON_MOUSE

.Dv SC_TWOBUTTON_MOUSE

option below to make the right button to paste the text.

option below to make the right button to paste the text.

Alternatively you can make the mouse daemon

Alternatively you can make the mouse daemon

See the man page for

See the man page for

.Xr moused 8

.Xr moused 8

for more details.

for more details.

The

The

.Nm

.Nm

driver allows the user to browse the output which has ``scrolled off''

driver allows the user to browse the output which has ``scrolled off''

.Pp

.Pp

.Dv ScrllLock

.Dv ScrllLock

.Dv Pause

.Dv Pause

It is indicated by the

It is indicated by the

.Dv Scroll Lock

.Dv Scroll Lock

LED.

LED.

.Dv Page Up/Down

.Dv Page Up/Down

.Dv Home/End

.Dv Home/End

Press the ``slock'' key again to get back to the normal terminal mode.

Press the ``slock'' key again to get back to the normal terminal mode.

.Pp

.Pp

.Dv SC_HISTORY_SIZE

.Dv SC_HISTORY_SIZE

.Ss Screen Saver

.Ss Screen Saver

The

The

.Nm

.Nm

driver can be made to put up the screen saver if the current

driver can be made to put up the screen saver if the current

virtual terminal is idle, that is, the user is not typing

virtual terminal is idle, that is, the user is not typing

See

See

.Xr splash 4

.Xr splash 4

and

and

.It Dv SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE

.It Dv SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE

This option selects the alternative way of displaying the mouse cursor

This option selects the alternative way of displaying the mouse cursor

in the virtual terminal.

in the virtual terminal.

However, the appearance of the alternative mouse cursor may not be

However, the appearance of the alternative mouse cursor may not be

very appealing.

very appealing.

Note that if you use the

Note that if you use the

option then you must also use this option if you wish to be able to use

option then you must also use this option if you wish to be able to use

the mouse.

the mouse.

.It Dv SC_DISABLE_DDBKEY

.It Dv SC_DISABLE_DDBKEY

.Dv Alt-Esc ,

.Dv Alt-Esc ,

or

or

.Dv Ctl-PrintScreen ) .

.Dv Ctl-PrintScreen ) .

DDB will still be invoked when the kernel panics or hits a break point

DDB will still be invoked when the kernel panics or hits a break point

if it is included in the kernel.

if it is included in the kernel.

.It Dv SC_DISABLE_REBOOT

.It Dv SC_DISABLE_REBOOT

Unless the

Unless the

.Dv SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE

.Dv SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE

option above is specified, the

option above is specified, the

.Nm

.Nm

driver reserves four consecutive character codes in order to display the

driver reserves four consecutive character codes in order to display the

mouse cursor in the virtual terminals in some systems.

mouse cursor in the virtual terminals in some systems.

16-line, 14-line and 8-line font data will be compiled in.

16-line, 14-line and 8-line font data will be compiled in.

Without this option, the

Without this option, the

.Nm

.Nm

See

See

.Sx EXAMPLES

.Sx EXAMPLES

below.

below.

.It Dv SC_NO_FONT_LOADING

.It Dv SC_NO_FONT_LOADING

The

The

.Nm

.Nm

This option removes this feature.

This option removes this feature.

Note that if you still wish to use

Note that if you still wish to use

the mouse with this option then you must also use the

the mouse with this option then you must also use the

.\"This option suppresses the bell, whether audible or visual,

.\"This option suppresses the bell, whether audible or visual,

.\"if it is rung in a background virtual terminal.

.\"if it is rung in a background virtual terminal.

.It 0x0080 (VESA800X600)

.It 0x0080 (VESA800X600)

mode.

mode.

It may be useful for laptop computers for which the 800x600 mode

It may be useful for laptop computers for which the 800x600 mode

is otherwise unsupported by the X server.

is otherwise unsupported by the X server.

.Pp

.Pp

.\".Sh DIAGNOSTICS

.\".Sh DIAGNOSTICS

.Sh CAVEATS

.Sh CAVEATS

.Brq Dv MAX_INPUT ,

.Brq Dv MAX_INPUT ,

a system limit on the number of bytes that may be stored in the terminal

a system limit on the number of bytes that may be stored in the terminal

input queue - usually 1024 bytes

input queue - usually 1024 bytes