DISPLAY(1,C) AIX Commands Reference DISPLAY(1,C)
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display
PURPOSE
Sets colors and fonts on the current virtual terminal.
SYNTAX
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display ---| |--->
+- displayname -+
+--------------------+ +----------------------+ +---------------------+
>---| +----+ +---------+ |-| +-------------+ |-| +------------+ |---|
^ +-| -b |-| |-+ +- -p -| |-+ +- -t -|1 |-+ |
| | -f | +- color -+ +- colorfile -+ +--- font ---+ |
| +----+ ^ | |
| +--------+ |
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Note: The display command is for the PS/2 only.
FLAGS
displayname Can be one of the following:
1 First display
2 Second display
3 Third display
4 Fourth display
If no displayname is specified, the user is presented with a list
of attached displays and asked which one to change to -. If an
invalid display number is entered, an error message is displayed.
These flags change the physical display used by the standard out
terminal and/or changes the default display for subsequent opens is
changed to the specified display.
-b Specifies the current background color.
-f Specifies the current foreground color.
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DISPLAY(1,C) AIX Commands Reference DISPLAY(1,C)
color Specifies the active color number (1 - 16). If no color is
specified with either the -f or -b options, the user is presented
with a display of the first 16 active colors to choose from.
-p Clears the screen.
colorfile Specifies the path name of a file that contains the ASCII values of
the colors to be put into the active color pallet. The format of
the file is:
colorva11
colorva12
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colorva1n
If no colorfile is specified, the default colorfile for the current
display is used. The default path name is: /etc/vtm/palxxxx where
xxxx is the display's physical device ID.
-t Specifies the active current and/or alternate fonts.
font Lists the font IDs to be changed. The first one is the primary
(current) font; the second, the first alternate font; the third,
the second alternate font, and so on. If no font IDs are
specified, the user is presented with a list of all the fonts
available for the current display and is prompted to choose the
current and alternate fonts.
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