SETLOGCONS(8)

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โœจ SETLOGCONS(8) ๐Ÿ’– System Manager's Manual โœจ

๐ŸŽ€ NAME

setlogcons โ€” okay so this one sends kernel messages to a console of your choice ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธโœจ

๐Ÿฆ‹ SYNOPSIS

setlogcons [options] [N]

๐Ÿ’… DESCRIPTION

bestie, the command setlogcons N sets all kernel messages to the console you pass in as N. slay ๐Ÿ’–

by default, kernel messages go to the current console, so you don't have to do anything if that's what you want ๐ŸŒธ

to change the level of messages being sent, use dmesg. it's giving control ๐Ÿ‘‘

๐ŸŒˆ OPTIONS

  • -C, --console=DEV โ€” pick the console device you want to use ๐ŸŽ€
  • -V, --version โ€” shows the version number, no cap ๐Ÿ”ฅ
  • -h, --help โ€” pulls up the usage message so you can remember how to do the thing ๐Ÿซถ

๐Ÿ‘‘ AUTHORS

okay so setlogcons was originally written by Andries Brouwer for the kbd package. iconic โœจ

this manual page was written by Alastair McKinstry. he's literally the reason we can read this ๐Ÿ™ˆ

๐Ÿฆ‹ SEE ALSO

  • dmesg(1) โ€” the one you want if you're tweaking message levels ๐Ÿ’œ

kbd ๐ŸŒท 24 October 2024 ๐ŸŒท SETLOGCONS(8)

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