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            <orderedlist>
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            <orderedlist>
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              <listitem>
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              <listitem>
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                <para>For FreeBSD 3.3 and later, reboot the system and hit
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                <para>For FreeBSD 3.3 and later, reboot the system and hit
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                  <literal>Enter</literal> at the <literal>Booting kernel
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                  <keycap>Enter</keycap> at the <literal>Booting kernel
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                  in 10 seconds; hit [Enter] to interrupt</literal> prompt.
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                  in 10 seconds; hit [Enter] to interrupt</literal> prompt.
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                  This will drop you into the boot loader.</para>
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                  This will drop you into the boot loader.</para>
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              <listitem>
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                <para>If using FreeBSD 3.2 or earlier, at the Boot: prompt,
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                <para>If using FreeBSD 3.2 or earlier, at the Boot: prompt,
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                  enter <literal>1:wd(2,a)kernel</literal> and press Enter.
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                  enter <literal>1:wd(2,a)kernel</literal> and press <keycap>Enter</keycap>.
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                  If the system starts, then run the command
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                  If the system starts, then run the command
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                  <command>echo "1:wd(2,a)kernel" &gt; /boot.config</command>
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                  <command>echo "1:wd(2,a)kernel" &gt; /boot.config</command>
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                  to make it the default boot string.</para>
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                  to make it the default boot string.</para>
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            blocksize you recorded earlier. Then, set the partition
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            blocksize you recorded earlier. Then, set the partition
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            bootable and turn on bad block scanning. During the actual
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            bootable and turn on bad block scanning. During the actual
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            install, bad144 will run first, before any filesystems are
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            install, bad144 will run first, before any filesystems are
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            created (you can view this with an Alt-F2).  If it has any
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            created (you can view this with an <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>).  If it has any
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            trouble creating the badsector file, you have set too large a
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            trouble creating the badsector file, you have set too large a
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            disk geometry - reboot the system and start all over again
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            disk geometry - reboot the system and start all over again
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            (including repartitioning and reformatting with DOS).</para>
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            (including repartitioning and reformatting with DOS).</para>
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          <para>When you are slicing up your disk, check that the disk
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          <para>When you are slicing up your disk, check that the disk
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            geometry displayed in the FDISK screen is correct (ie. it
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            geometry displayed in the FDISK screen is correct (ie. it
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            matches the BIOS numbers); if it is wrong, use the
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            matches the BIOS numbers); if it is wrong, use the
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            <literal>g</literal> key to fix it. You may have to do this if
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            <keycap>g</keycap> key to fix it. You may have to do this if
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            there is absolutely nothing on the disk, or if the disk has been
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            there is absolutely nothing on the disk, or if the disk has been
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            moved from another system. Note that this is only an issue with
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            moved from another system. Note that this is only an issue with
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            the disk that you are going to boot from; FreeBSD will sort
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            the disk that you are going to boot from; FreeBSD will sort
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      <qandaentry>
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      <qandaentry>
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        <question id="CAD-reboot">
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        <question id="CAD-reboot">
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          <para>How do I keep Control-Alt-Delete from rebooting the
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          <para>How do I keep <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Control</keycap><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> from rebooting the
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            system?</para>
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            system?</para>
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        </question>
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        </question>
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        </question>
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        </question>
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        <answer>
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        <answer>
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          <para>Try turning off the Num Lock key.</para>
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          <para>Try turning off the <keycap>Num Lock</keycap> key.</para>
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          <para>If your Num Lock key is on by default at boot-time, you
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          <para>If your <keycap>Num Lock</keycap> key is on by default at boot-time, you
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            may add the following line in the <literal>Keyboard</literal>
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            may add the following line in the <literal>Keyboard</literal>
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            section of the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file.</para>
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            section of the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file.</para>
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          <para>At some point, you will probably wish to start another
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          <para>At some point, you will probably wish to start another
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            session, perhaps to look at documentation for a program
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            session, perhaps to look at documentation for a program
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            you are running or to read your mail while waiting for an
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            you are running or to read your mail while waiting for an
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            FTP transfer to finish. Just do Alt-F2 (hold down the Alt
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            FTP transfer to finish. Just do <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> (hold down the <keycap>Alt</keycap>
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            key and press the F2 key), and you will find a login prompt
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            key and press the <keycap>F2</keycap> key), and you will find a login prompt
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            waiting for you on the second <quote>virtual console</quote>!
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            waiting for you on the second <quote>virtual console</quote>!
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            When you want to go back to the original session, do
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            When you want to go back to the original session, do
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            Alt-F1.</para>
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            <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
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          <para>The default FreeBSD installation has three virtual consoles
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          <para>The default FreeBSD installation has three virtual consoles
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            enabled (8 starting with 3.3-RELEASE), and Alt-F1, Alt-F2, and
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            enabled (8 starting with 3.3-RELEASE), and <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo>, <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo>, and
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            Alt-F3 will switch between these virtual consoles.</para>
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            <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F3</keycap></keycombo> will switch between these virtual consoles.</para>
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          <para>To enable more of them, edit
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          <para>To enable more of them, edit
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            <filename>/etc/ttys</filename> (see &man.ttys.5;)
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            <filename>/etc/ttys</filename> (see &man.ttys.5;)
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            <listitem>
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            <listitem>
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              <para>116 - <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> key,
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              <para>116 - <trademark class="registered">Windows</trademark> key,
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		to the right of the Alt-Gr key</para>
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		to the right of the <keycap>AltGr</keycap> key</para>
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            </listitem>
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            </listitem>
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            <listitem>
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            <listitem>
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              <para>117 - Menu key, to the left of the right-hand Ctrl key</para>
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              <para>117 - <keycap>Menu</keycap> key, to the left of the right-hand <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> key</para>
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            </listitem>
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            </listitem>
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          </itemizedlist>
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          </itemizedlist>
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          <para>to your <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>.</para>
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          <para>to your <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>.</para>
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	  <para>For example, you could map the 3 keys to be F13, F14, and
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	  <para>For example, you could map the 3 keys to be <keycap>F13</keycap>, <keycap>F14</keycap>, and
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	    F15, respectively.  This would make it easy to map them to
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	    <keycap>F15</keycap>, respectively.  This would make it easy to map them to
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	    useful functions within applications or your window
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	    useful functions within applications or your window
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	    manager, as demonstrated further down.</para>
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	    manager, as demonstrated further down.</para>
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	  <para>If you use <command>fvwm2</command>, for example, you
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	  <para>If you use <command>fvwm2</command>, for example, you
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	    could map the keys
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	    could map the keys
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            so that F13 iconifies (or de-iconifies) the window the cursor
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            so that <keycap>F13</keycap> iconifies (or de-iconifies) the window the cursor
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            is in, F14 brings the window the cursor is in to the front or,
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            is in, <keycap>F14</keycap> brings the window the cursor is in to the front or,
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            if it is already at the front, pushes it to the back, and F15
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            if it is already at the front, pushes it to the back, and <keycap>F15</keycap>
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            pops up the main Workplace (application) menu even if the
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            pops up the main Workplace (application) menu even if the
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            cursor is not on the desktop, which is useful if you do not have
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            cursor is not on the desktop, which is useful if you do not have
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            any part of the desktop visible (and the logo on the key
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            any part of the desktop visible (and the logo on the key
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      <qandaentry>
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      <qandaentry>
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        <question id="multi-controlp">
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        <question id="multi-controlp">
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          <para>Why do I have to hit CTRL+P twice to send CTRL+P
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          <para>Why do I have to hit <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo> twice to send <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>
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            once?</para>
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            once?</para>
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        </question>
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        </question>
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        <answer>
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        <answer>
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          <para>CTRL+P is the default <quote>force</quote> character,
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          <para><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>P</keycap></keycombo> is the default <quote>force</quote> character,
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            used to tell &man.tip.1;
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            used to tell &man.tip.1;
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            that the next character is literal data.  You can set the
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            that the next character is literal data.  You can set the
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            force character to any other character with the
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            force character to any other character with the
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            <replaceable>single-char</replaceable> is any single character.
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            <replaceable>single-char</replaceable> is any single character.
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            If you leave out <replaceable>single-char</replaceable>,
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            If you leave out <replaceable>single-char</replaceable>,
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            then the force character is the nul character, which you can
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            then the force character is the nul character, which you can
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            get by typing CTRL+2 or CTRL+SPACE.  A pretty good value for
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            get by typing <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>2</keycap></keycombo> or <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>SPACE</keycap></keycombo>.  A pretty good value for
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            <replaceable>single-char</replaceable> is SHIFT+CTRL+6, which
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            <replaceable>single-char</replaceable> is <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>SHIFT</keycap><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>6</keycap></keycombo>, which
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            I have seen only used on some terminal servers.</para>
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            I have seen only used on some terminal servers.</para>
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          <para>You can have the force character be whatever you want by
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          <para>You can have the force character be whatever you want by
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        </question>
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        </question>
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        <answer>
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        <answer>
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          <para>You must have pressed CTRL+A, &man.tip.1;
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          <para>You must have pressed <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo>, &man.tip.1;
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            <quote>raise character</quote>, specially
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            <quote>raise character</quote>, specially
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            designed for people with broken caps-lock keys. Use
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            designed for people with broken <keycap>Caps Lock</keycap> keys. Use
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            <literal>~s</literal> as above and set the variable
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            <literal>~s</literal> as above and set the variable
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            <quote>raisechar</quote> to something reasonable.  In fact,
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            <quote>raisechar</quote> to something reasonable.  In fact,
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            you can set it to the same as the force character, if you
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            you can set it to the same as the force character, if you
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            never expect to use either of these features.</para>
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            never expect to use either of these features.</para>
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          <para>Here is a sample .tiprc file perfect for Emacs users who
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          <para>Here is a sample .tiprc file perfect for Emacs users who
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            need to type CTRL+2 and CTRL+A a lot:</para>
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            need to type <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>2</keycap></keycombo> and <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>A</keycap></keycombo> a lot:</para>
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          <programlisting>force=^^
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          <programlisting>force=^^
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raisechar=^^</programlisting>
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raisechar=^^</programlisting>
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<para>The ^^ is SHIFT+CTRL+6.</para>
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<para>The ^^ is <keycombo action="simul"><keycap>SHIFT</keycap><keycap>CTRL</keycap><keycap>6</keycap></keycombo>.</para>
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        </answer>
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        </answer>
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      </qandaentry>
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      </qandaentry>

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