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.\"     from: @(#)cons.4	5.2 (Berkeley) 3/27/91
.\"	$NetBSD: console.4,v 1.8 2017/02/17 22:24:45 christos Exp $
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.Dd February 17, 2017
.Dt CONSOLE 4 amiga
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm console
.Nd
.Tn amiga
console interface
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This release supports a
.Dq virtual
console device used for
.Em kernel printf
messages and accessed in user mode via
.Pa /dev/console .
It is virtual in the sense that it is attached to a hardware interface
at boot time.
Currently the choices are limited to:
a bit-mapped display acting as an
.Em internal terminal emulator
.Dq Tn ITE ,
the builtin serial interface
.Xr amiga/ser 4 ,
or a
.Xr null 4
console in that order.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/console
.It Pa /dev/console
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr tty 4 ,
.Xr reboot 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
device is
.Ud
.Sh BUGS
You should be able to specify potential console devices at
.Xr config 1
time.