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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference
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Solaris™ 8 System Administrator's Reference

by Janice Winsor
September 2000
Beginner content levelBeginner
1312 pages
33h 47m
English
Pearson
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bdconfig Configure the Buttons and Dials Stream

Synopsis

/usr/sbin/bdconfig [startup][off][on][term][status][verbose]

Description

Use the bdconfig command to configure the autopush facility and define to the system what serial device to use for the buttons and dials (bd) stream.

bdconfig just configures the AUTOPUSH facility. It does not actually manipulate the serial port or stream in any way. Only the first open of a dismantled stream sees the effects of a previously run bdconfig.

Options

If you specify no options, then an interactive mode is assumed. In this mode, the current status is presented along with the usage line, as shown below, and a series of interactive questions is asked.

paperbark% bdconfig Usage: bdconfig [startup] [off] ...
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