Date: 04 Apr 2003 09:33:36 -0500 From: Matthew Smith <matt@forsetti.com> To: Doug Poland <doug@polands.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to write to console Message-ID: <1049466814.717.0.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20030404142919.GA1472@babylon.polands.org> References: <20030404142919.GA1472@babylon.polands.org>
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Try redirecting to /dev/ttyv0, as in: echo "My Message" > /dev/ttyv0 -Matt On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 09:29, Doug Poland wrote: > Hello, > > I'd like to write to the "default" console of a -STABLE box. In this > case, no one is logged in on that console/terminal. > > The commands write, talk, and wall mention writing to a terminal of a > logged in user. Ideally, I'd like to clear the screen and display an > 80x25 message. > > Does anyone know how I can accomplish this?
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