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User Commands                                         CONSTYPE(1)



NAME
     constype - print type of Sun console

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/bin/constype [ device_name ] [ -num ]

DESCRIPTION
     constype prints on the standard output the Sun code for  the
     type  of  display  that  the specified device is.  The types
     output include these:


          bw?  Black and White, where ? is 1-4. (eg) 3-50s are bw2
          cg?  Colour Graphics display, where ? is 1-6, 8, 12
          gp?  Optional Graphics Processor board, where ? is 1-2
          ns?  Not Sun display - where ? is A-J


     If the OS and device support  the  VIS_GETIDENTIFIER  ioctl,
     the  value  returned  from the ioctl is the value printed by
     constype.   Sample types output for these include:


          SUNWffb        Sun Creator 3D (ffb) Graphics Accelerator
          SUNWm64        Sun PGX8, PGX24 or PGX64 Frame Buffer
          SUNWtext       Generic vgatext console for Solaris x86 graphics devices without specific kernel drivers


     This is useful in determining startup  values  and  defaults
     for window systems.

     The device_name argument, if given, is the device  to  exam-
     ine.  If not given, /dev/fb is used.

     The -num option causes constype to follow the  type  keyword
     with  the  numeric  value  of  that type, as returned by the
     FBIOGATTR or FBIOGTYPE ioctl and defined in fbio.h.  This is
     useful if the type is not recognized by the program.

EXIT STATUS
     The program exits with status 0 if  it  identified  a  known
     console type, 1 if the type was unknown, and 2 if the device
     could not be opened or another error occurred.

BUGS
     Not tested on all frame buffer types

SEE ALSO
     visual_io(7I)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright 1988, SRI



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     software  and  its documentation for any purpose and without
     fee is hereby granted, provided  that  the  above  copyright
     notice  appear  in  all  copies and that both that copyright
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     mentation, and that the name of SRI not be used in advertis-
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     without  specific,  written  prior permission.  SRI makes no
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     any  purpose.   It  is  provided  "as is" without express or
     implied warranty.

AUTHOR
     Doug Moran 


ATTRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

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    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Availability                | diagnostic/constype         |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|
    | Interface Stability         | Committed                   |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|




























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