1.\" Copyright (c) 1986, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5.\" 6.\" @(#)cons.4 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/05/93 7.\" 8.Dd 9.Dt CONS 4 tahoe 10.Os BSD 4.3t 11.Sh NAME 12.Nm cons , 13.Nm CP , 14.Nm remote 15.Nd Tahoe console interface 16.Sh DESCRIPTION 17The console is available to the processor through the console registers. 18It acts like a normal terminal, except that a 19.Dq Ic ~ 20is used to transfer 21commands to the console processor when the front panel key switch is 22in the 23.Dq foo 24or 25.Dq bar 26position. 27When the console processor 28is in control, a 29.Ql #> 30prompt is displayed. To continue execution 31after halting the machine with 32.Ql ~h , 33use 34.Ql r . 35.Bl -tag -width Ds 36.It Ic \&~h 37Halt the machine. 38.It Ic \&~b 39Force a reboot. 40.It Ic \&~r 41Continue execution after a 42.Ic \&~h . 43.El 44.Pp 45Refer to the Tahoe 46console processor handbook for the complete list of facilities available 47through the console processor. 48.Pp 49The 50.Nm CP 51device provides direct access to the console processor. The 52.Nm remote 53device is a secondary console terminal used for remote diagnosis; 54it is normally connected to a modem. 55.Sh FILES 56.Bl -tag -width /dev/consolexx -compact 57.It Pa /dev/console 58.It Pa /dev/CP 59.It Pa /dev/remote 60.El 61.Sh DIAGNOSTICS 62None. 63.Sh SEE ALSO 64.Xr kdb 4 , 65.Xr tty 4 , 66.Xr reboot 8 67.Rs 68.%T Console Processor Handbook 69.Re 70.Sh HISTORY 71The 72.Nm 73interface appeared in 74.Bx 4.3 tahoe . 75