Date: Fri, 07 Mar 1997 08:26:27 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: Brian Somers <brian@freefall.freebsd.org>, CVS-committers@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-all@freefall.freebsd.org, cvs-usrsbin@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/vidcontrol decode.h Makefile decode.c vidcontrol.1 vidcontrol.c Message-ID: <199703070826.IAA26273@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 07 Mar 1997 12:23:45 %2B1030." <199703070153.MAA16185@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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> Brian Somers stands accused of saying:
> > brian 97/03/06 17:34:50
> >
> > Modified: usr.sbin/vidcontrol Makefile decode.c vidcontrol.1
> > vidcontrol.c
> > Added: usr.sbin/vidcontrol decode.h
> > Log:
> > Add a -s option for setting the current vty. This should make
> > life easier if a PS/2 mouse locks up the keyboard (frequent-ish,
> > but not repeatable).
>
> This is unnecessary, as vidcontrol uses stdin as the current tty (in
> the tradition of stty). Thus it is possible to manipulate ttyv0
> using 'vidcontrol < /dev/ttyv0'
Sorry, I mean it sets the current vty to another vty. For example,
vidcontrol </dev/ttyv0 -s 0
vidcontrol </dev/ttyv0 -s 1
from a remote session will allow you to "switch" consoles (AKA ALT-F?).
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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