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author | Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net> | 2016-12-17 03:11:52 -0500 |
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committer | Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net> | 2016-12-17 03:11:52 -0500 |
commit | b849891b5dde5ee14ab8b7b7db74e65a4a38d993 (patch) | |
tree | 29bb0e6fda9b4b170041913de495da057bbe3621 /src/grp-initprogs/systemd-vconsole-setup/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.xml | |
parent | 004efebf9cc559ea131bb9460ee0ee198e2d5da7 (diff) | |
parent | 881228ff72434a0e3401a16bd87f179ef0ab1619 (diff) |
Merge branch 'notsystemd/postmove' into notsystemd/master
# Conflicts:
# src/grp-journal/libjournal-core/.gitignore
# src/grp-system/libcore/include/core/mount.h
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diff --git a/src/grp-initprogs/systemd-vconsole-setup/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.xml b/src/grp-initprogs/systemd-vconsole-setup/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.xml index ff079761c1..f2da2a7b77 100644 --- a/src/grp-initprogs/systemd-vconsole-setup/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.xml +++ b/src/grp-initprogs/systemd-vconsole-setup/systemd-vconsole-setup.service.xml @@ -43,61 +43,39 @@ <refnamediv> <refname>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</refname> <refname>systemd-vconsole-setup</refname> - <refpurpose>Configure the virtual console at boot</refpurpose> + <refpurpose>Configure the virtual consoles</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <para><filename>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</filename></para> - <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup</filename></para> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-vconsole-setup</command> + <arg choice="opt">TTY</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> <title>Description</title> - <para><filename>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</filename> is an - early boot service that configures the virtual console font and - console keymap. Internally it calls - <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>loadkeys</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - and - <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>setfont</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> - - <para>See - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vconsole.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for information about the configuration files understood by this - service.</para> - - - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Kernel Command Line</title> - - <para>A few configuration parameters from - <filename>vconsole.conf</filename> may be overridden on the kernel - command line:</para> - - <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'> - <varlistentry> - <term><varname>vconsole.keymap=</varname></term> - <term><varname>vconsole.keymap.toggle=</varname></term> - - <listitem><para>Overrides the key mapping table for the - keyboard and the second toggle keymap.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - <varlistentry> - - <term><varname>vconsole.font=</varname></term> - <term><varname>vconsole.font.map=</varname></term> - <term><varname>vconsole.font.unimap=</varname></term> + <para><filename>systemd-vconsole-setup</filename> is a helper used to prepare either all virtual consoles, or — if + the optional <replaceable>TTY</replaceable> parameter is provided — a specific one. When the system is booting up + it's called by <citerefentry><command>udev</command></citerefentry> during vtconsole subsystem initialization. + <productname>Systemd</productname> also calls it internally as needed via + <filename>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</filename>. The helper calls + <citerefentry project='mankier'><refentrytitle>loadkeys</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> and + <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>setfont</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + internally. + </para> - <listitem><para>Configures the console font, the console map, - and the unicode font map.</para></listitem> - </varlistentry> - </variablelist> + <para> + You may want to use this helper whenever you change <filename>vconsole.conf</filename> to + refresh the settings on your consoles — either through the <command>systemctl restart</command> / + <command>systemctl start</command> command or directly through the executable. + </para> <para>See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>vconsole.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> - for information about these settings.</para> + for information about the configuration files and kernel command line options understood by this program.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> |