Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 22:11:36 -0500 (EST) From: Richard Glidden <richard@glidden.org> To: stan <stanb@awod.com> Cc: Free BSD Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Programicly changing virtual terminals? Message-ID: <20020218220616.Y66128-100000@charon.acheron.localnet> In-Reply-To: <20020218143718.GA15264@teddy.fas.com>
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On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, stan wrote: > In linux there is a command (chvt if memory serves corectly) which changes > which virtual terminal is display on the console screen. > > How can I do this in FreeBSD? vidcontrol -s # Where # is the number of the vty. It has the same effect as pressing the ALT-Fn key for the terminal. vidcontrol has a bunch of other options that may be of use as well, such as changing the size/font of the consoles, etc. "man vidcontrol" for more info. - Richard To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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