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31 vconsole.conf \- configuration file for the virtual console
39 file configures the virtual console, i\&.e\&. keyboard mapping and console font\&.
41 The basic file format of the
43 is a newline\-separated list environment\-like shell\-compatible variable assignments\&. It is possible to source the configuration from shell scripts, however, beyond mere variable assignments no shell features are supported, allowing applications to read the file without implementing a shell compatible execution engine\&.
45 Note that the kernel command line options
46 \fIvconsole\&.keymap=\fR,
47 \fIvconsole\&.keymap\&.toggle=\fR,
48 \fIvconsole\&.font=\fR,
49 \fIvconsole\&.font\&.map=\fR,
50 \fIvconsole\&.font\&.unimap=\fR
51 may be used to override the console settings at boot\&.
53 Depending on the operating system other configuration files might be checked for configuration of the virtual console as well, however only as fallback\&.
56 The following options are understood:
58 \fIKEYMAP=\fR, \fIKEYMAP_TOGGLE=\fR
60 Configures the key mapping table of for they keyboard\&.
66 can be used to configured a second toggle keymap and is by default unset\&.
69 \fIFONT=\fR, \fIFONT_MAP=\fR, \fIFONT_UNIMAP=\fR
71 Configures the console font, the console map and the unicode font map\&.
78 \fBExample\ \&1.\ \&German keyboard and console\fR
87 FONT=latarcyrheb\-sun16
101 \fBLennart Poettering\fR <\&lennart@poettering\&.net\&>