From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Mar 19 10:50:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA13871 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:50:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA13854; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:50:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Received: from ben.tapehouse.net (ben@ben.tapehouse.net [208.7.182.38]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA13069 for ; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:42:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ben@ben.tapehouse.net) Received: (from ben@localhost) by ben.tapehouse.net (8.8.8/8.8.7) id NAA25132; Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:43:23 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from ben) Message-Id: <199803191843.NAA25132@ben.tapehouse.net> Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 13:43:23 -0500 (EST) From: Ben Rosengart Reply-To: benedict@echonyc.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 Subject: i386/6067: boot.help pushes kernel list off screen Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >Number: 6067 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: boot.help pushes kernel list off screen >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Mar 19 10:50:01 PST 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ben Rosengart >Organization: Narcissus Networks >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.6-BETA i386 >Environment: >Description: When I type "?" at the boot: prompt, I'm unable to see the output, because the boot help causes it to scroll off the top of the screen. >How-To-Repeat: At the boot: prompt, type "?" and hit return. >Fix: Don't repeat the boot help after a "?". Either add a help option, so that help can be requested explicitly, or build in a minimal pager if there's room. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message