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Man Page: version.4th

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Section: 8

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>.
BSD
August 6, 2013 BSD
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bootctl(1) - sunos
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