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Date:      Mon, 11 May 2009 13:52:31 -0600
From:      Tim Judd <tajudd@gmail.com>
To:        Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installation - VT4
Message-ID:  <ade45ae90905111252j9081ecdp42a743a22d397387@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>wrote:

> When you install freeBSD via sysinstall you could switch to VT2 which
> displays what files it is currently installing and you could switch to
> VT4 which displays some kind of prompt. What exactly is that prompt? sh?
>  What utilities does it have access to?  When would you want to use it?
>
> --
> Eitan Adler
> "Security is increased by designing for the way humans actually behave."
> -Jakob Nielsen
>


ttyv4 is the holographic shell otherwise mentioned.  It only has access to
built-in commands (such as echo, cd, etc)

It's really limited and so far, haven't found a use for it yet.  I think it
was a "new thing" when sysinstall was out and was useful back then.  Since
then, we've kept it and just haven't done much to it.


If you find a use, share it.



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