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1241899SdteskeHOW TO USE THIS SYSTEM 2241899Sdteske====================== 3241899Sdteske 4241899Sdteske[press the PageDown key to go to the next screen when you finish 5241899Sdteske reading this one] 6241899Sdteske 7241899SdteskeThe following keys are recognized in most of the dialogs you'll 8241899Sdteskeencounter during this installation: 9241899Sdteske 10241899SdteskeKEY ACTION 11241899Sdteske--- ------ 12241899SdteskeSPACE Select or toggle the current item. 13241899SdteskeENTER Finish with a menu or item. 14241899SdteskeUP ARROW Move to previous item (or up, in a text display box). 15241899SdteskeDOWN ARROW Move to next item (or down, in a text display box). 16241899SdteskeTAB Move to next item or group. 17241899SdteskeRIGHT ARROW Move to next item or group (same as TAB). 18241899SdteskeSHIFT-TAB Move to previous item or group. 19241899SdteskeLEFT ARROW Move to previous item or group (same as SHIFT-TAB). 20241899SdteskePAGE UP In text display boxes, scrolls up one page. 21241899SdteskePAGE DOWN In text display boxes, scrolls down one page. 22241899SdteskeF1 Display associated help text. 23241899Sdteske 24241899SdteskeIf you see small "^(-)" or "v(+)" symbols at the edges of a menu, it 25241899Sdteskemeans that there are more items above or below the current one that 26241899Sdteskearen't being shown (due to insufficient screen space). In text 27241899Sdteskedisplay boxes, the amount of text above the current point will be 28241899Sdteskedisplayed as a percentage in the lower right corner. Using the 29241899SdteskeUp/Down arrow keys will cause the object to scroll by line. The 30241899SdteskePageUp and PageDown keys will scroll by entire screens. 31241899Sdteske 32241899SdteskeSelecting OK in a menu will confirm whatever action it's controlling. 33241899SdteskeSelecting Cancel will cancel the operation and generally return you to 34241899Sdteskethe previous menu. Use TAB to move the cursor around and select the 35241899Sdteskebuttons. 36241899Sdteske 37241899SdteskeMost screens offer a Help button - USE IT! It generally offers useful 38241899Sdteskecontext-specific hints on what to do and if you're at all unsure about 39241899Sdteskewhat to do at a given configuration menu, choose Help! 40241899Sdteske 41241899Sdteske 42241899SdteskeSPECIAL FEATURES: 43241899Sdteske================= 44241899Sdteske 45241899SdteskeIt is possible to select a menu item by typing the first character of 46241899Sdteskeits name, if unique. This will generally be an item number. 47241899Sdteske 48241899SdteskeThe console driver contains a scroll-back buffer for reviewing things 49241899Sdteskethat may have scrolled off the screen. To use scroll-back, press the 50241899Sdteske"Scroll Lock" key on your keyboard and use the arrow or Page Up/Page 51241899SdteskeDown keys to move through the saved text. To leave scroll-back mode, 52241899Sdteskepress the Scroll Lock key again. This feature is most useful for 53241899Sdteskereading back through your boot messages (go ahead, try it now!) though 54241899Sdteskeit's also useful when dealing with sub-shells or other "expert modes" 55241899Sdteskethat don't use menus and tend to scroll their output off the top of 56241899Sdteskethe screen. 57241899Sdteske 58241899SdteskeFreeBSD also supports multiple "virtual consoles" which you can use 59241899Sdteskein order to have several active sessions at once. Use ALT-F<n> to 60241899Sdteskeswitch between screens, where `F<n>' is the function key corresponding 61241899Sdtesketo the screen you wish to see. By default, the system comes with 8 62241899Sdteskevirtual consoles enabled - you can enable more by editing the 63241899Sdteske/etc/ttys file and turning the "off" field to "on" in the relevant vty 64241899Sdteskeentries (up to 12). 65