WSCONSCTL(8)

NAME
wsconsctl - get or set wscons state

SYNOPSIS
wsconsctl [-kdm] [-f file] [-n] -a
[-kdm] [-f file] [-n] name ...
[-kdm] [-f file] [-n] -w name=value ...
[-kdm] [-f file] [-n] -w name+=value ...

DESCRIPTION
The wsconsctl command displays or sets various wscons system driver variables. If a list of variables is present on the command line, then wsconsctl prints the current value of those variables for the specified device. If the -a flag is specified, all variables for the device are printed. If the -w flag is specified wsconsctl attempts to set or modify the specified variables to the given values. To set a variable the value is specified with an equal sign like
    bell.pitch=1200

To modify a variable the value is specified like
    bell.pitch+=200

Not all variables can be modified.

The -f flag can be used to give an alternative control device.

The -n flag suppresses printing of the variable name.

The -k flag selects the keyboard portion of the device. If no flag out of -kdm is given -k is the default.

The -d flag selects the display portion of the device.

The -m flag selects the mouse portion of the device.

FILES

/dev/wskbd0
    keyboard control device

/dev/wsmouse0
    mouse control device

/dev/ttyE0
    display control device

SEE ALSO
wscons(4), wsconscfg(8), wsfontload(8)

HISTORY
The wsconsctl command first appeared in NetBSD 1.4.