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.\" $NetBSD: cons.4,v 1.4 1997/10/19 12:56:12 mrg Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1993
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.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
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.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer
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.\" Science Department.
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.\" from: @(#)cons.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
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.Dd June 9, 1993
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.Dt CONS 4 hp300
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm cons
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.Nd
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.Tn HP300
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console interface
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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This release supports a
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.Dq virtual
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console device used for
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.Em kernel printf
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messages and accessed in user mode via
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.Pa /dev/console .
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It is virtual in the sense that it is attached to a hardware interface
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at boot time.
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Currently the choices are limited to:
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a bit-mapped display acting as an
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.Em internal terminal emulator
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.Dq Tn ITE ,
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the builtin serial interface
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.Xr dca 4 ,
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or a
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.Xr null 4
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console in that order.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /dev/console
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.It Pa /dev/console
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr tty 4 ,
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.Xr reboot 8
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.Sh BUGS
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You should be able to specify potential console devices at
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.Xr config 8
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time.
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