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.Dd July 1, 2001 .Dt USERCONF 9 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm userconf .Nd in-kernel device configuration manager .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd options USERCONF .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm is the in-kernel device configuration manager. It is used to alter the kernel autoconfiguration framework at runtime. .Nm is activated from the boot loader by passing the .Fl c option to the kernel. .Sh COMMAND SYNTAX The general command syntax is: d -ragged -offset indent c command Op Ar option .Ed

p .Nm has a .Xr more 1 -like functionality; if a number of lines in a command's output exceeds the number defined in the lines variable, then .Nm displays .Dq "-- more --" and waits for a response, which may be one of: l -tag -offset indent -width "<return>" t <return> one more line. t <space> one more page. t Ic q abort the current command, and return to the command input mode. .El

p .Sh COMMANDS .Nm supports the following commands: l -tag -width 5n t Ic lines Ar count Specify the number of lines before more. t Ic base Ar 8 | 10 | 16 Base for displaying large numbers. t Ic change Ar devno | dev Change devices. t Ic disable Ar devno | dev Disable devices. t Ic enable Ar devno | dev Enable devices. t Ic exit A synonym for c quit . t Ic find Ar devno | dev Find devices. t Ic help Display online help. t Ic list List current configuration. t Ic quit Leave userconf. t Ic ? A synomym for c help . .El .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm framework was written by .An Mats O Jansson .Aq moj@stacken.kth.se . .Sh HISTORY The .Nm framework first appeared in .Ox 2.0 , and then integrated into .Nx 1.6 .