VERSION.4TH(8)						    BSD System Manager's Manual 					    VERSION.4TH(8)

NAME

     version.4th -- FreeBSD version string boot module

DESCRIPTION

     The file that goes by the name of version.4th is a set of commands designed to draw the boot loader version at the bottom-right of the
     screen.  The commands of version.4th by themselves are not enough for most uses.  Please refer to the examples below for the most common sit-
     uations, and to loader(8) for additional commands.

     Before using any of the commands provided in version.4th, it must be included through the command:

	   include version.4th

     This line is present in the default /boot/menu.rc file, so it is not needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup.

     The commands provided by it are:

	   print_version	  Prints the contents of the loader_version environment variable right-justified at the column loader_version_x
				  and row loader_version_y.

     The environment variables that effect its behavior are:

	   loader_version
		     Set automatically by loader(8), but you can override it by setting in loader.conf(5).  This should be the version of boot
		     loader used.

	   loader_version_x
		     Sets the desired ending column position of loader_version.  Default is 80.

	   loader_version_y
		     Sets the desired ending row position of loader_version.  Default is 24.

	   loader_color
		     If set to ``NO'' (case-insensitive) or ``0'', causes the version to be printed without color (default is ANSI Cyan).

FILES

     /boot/loader	The loader(8).
     /boot/version.4th	version.4th itself.
     /boot/loader.rc	loader(8) bootstrapping script.

EXAMPLES

     Override loader(8) version in loader.conf(5):

	   loader_version="loader 1.1"

SEE ALSO

     loader.conf(5), color.4th(8), loader(8)

HISTORY

     The version.4th set of commands first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.

AUTHORS

     The version.4th set of commands was written by Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org>.

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