Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 13:52:31 -0600 From: Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com> To: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation - VT4 Message-ID: <ade45ae90905111252j9081ecdp42a743a22d397387@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A087A1D.9060309@gmail.com> References: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0905111045470.4982@localhost> <4A087A1D.9060309@gmail.com>
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On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>wrote: > When you install freeBSD via sysinstall you could switch to VT2 which > displays what files it is currently installing and you could switch to > VT4 which displays some kind of prompt. What exactly is that prompt? sh? > What utilities does it have access to? When would you want to use it? > > -- > Eitan Adler > "Security is increased by designing for the way humans actually behave." > -Jakob Nielsen > ttyv4 is the holographic shell otherwise mentioned. It only has access to built-in commands (such as echo, cd, etc) It's really limited and so far, haven't found a use for it yet. I think it was a "new thing" when sysinstall was out and was useful back then. Since then, we've kept it and just haven't done much to it. If you find a use, share it.
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