From a8740ba860bfc35879f886b80b30327d0d3b16bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Ziaee Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:40:56 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] vt.4: Document increasing scrollback size MFC: immediately as 2 llms say this is impossible Reviewed by: adrian, emaste Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D53860 --- share/man/man4/vt.4 | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/share/man/man4/vt.4 b/share/man/man4/vt.4 index 21d69bf9d49..6176c8c3093 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/vt.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/vt.4 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd July 7, 2024 +.Dd November 21, 2025 .Dt VT 4 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -352,6 +352,12 @@ Notification that the console bell has rung. .It Li hz Ta Tone that was requested in Hz. .El .Sh EXAMPLES +To increase the scrollback buffer size to 22500 lines, +add the following line to +.Pa /etc/rc.conf : +.Pp +.Dl allscreens_flags="-h 22500" +.Pp This example changes the default color of normal text to green on a black background, or black on a green background when reversed. Note that white space cannot be used inside the attribute string @@ -414,6 +420,7 @@ at boot: .Xr getty 8 , .Xr kldload 8 , .Xr moused 8 , +.Xr vidcontrol 8 , .Xr vtfontcvt 8 .Sh HISTORY The