Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:41:59 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: a8740ba860bf - main - vt.4: Document increasing scrollback size Message-ID: <6920a467.21e34.3cc30784@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a8740ba860bfc35879f886b80b30327d0d3b16bd commit a8740ba860bfc35879f886b80b30327d0d3b16bd Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2025-11-21 17:40:56 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2025-11-21 17:41:02 +0000 vt.4: Document increasing scrollback size MFC: immediately as 2 llms say this is impossible Reviewed by: adrian, emaste Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53860 --- share/man/man4/vt.4 | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/vt.4 b/share/man/man4/vt.4 index 21d69bf9d495..6176c8c3093e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/vt.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/vt.4 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 7, 2024 +.Dd November 21, 2025 .Dt VT 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ Notification that the console bell has rung. .It Li hz Ta Tone that was requested in Hz. .El .Sh EXAMPLES +To increase the scrollback buffer size to 22500 lines, +add the following line to +.Pa /etc/rc.conf : +.Pp +.Dl allscreens_flags="-h 22500" +.Pp This example changes the default color of normal text to green on a black background, or black on a green background when reversed. Note that white space cannot be used inside the attribute string @@ -414,6 +420,7 @@ at boot: .Xr getty 8 , .Xr kldload 8 , .Xr moused 8 , +.Xr vidcontrol 8 , .Xr vtfontcvt 8 .Sh HISTORY Thehelp
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