fbgetty

This file documents the fbgetty program. This edition documents version 0.1.5.

• Introduction: fbgetty's purpose
• Options: Changing fbgetty behavior
• Set up: Config files
• Examples: Some config file example
• Index: Index

1 Introduction

fbgetty is a new getty that fully support the linux console. It is more configurable, powerful, perhaps more funny. Its most important feature is the ability to display logo.

Mail suggestions and bug reports for fbgetty to [email protected].

2 Options

fbgetty is generaly called by init. Usage: fbgetty [options] [tty] [framebuffer] see example for comprehensive examples

Options:

-t tty

--tty=tty

Use tty as terminal device

-f framebuffer

--fb=framebuffer

--framebuffer=framebuffer

Use framebuffer as framebuffer device

-i issue

--issue=issue

Set the file that will be display at login.

-l login-program

--login-program=login-program

Call login-program to login the user. (default: /bin/login)

-p prompt

--login-prompt=prompt

Display this prompt to invite.

-o timeout

--login-timeout=timeout

Set login timeout to timeout. This is for erasing login after a long time (security purpose).

--version

Display version (only use in interactive mode: do not use it in the inittab)

--help

Display the list of switch

3 Set up

In the future, there will be some configuration file for fbgetty.

4 Examples

You can put this in /etc/inittab

1:2345:respawn:/sbin/fbgetty /dev/tty1                # basic example
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/fbgetty -t /dev/vc/2 -f /dev/fb0 # use of short options
3:23:respawn:/sbin/fbgetty --tty=/dev/tty3 --login-prompt="%l@%h login -> " # use a customized prompt
4:23:respawn:/sbin/fbgetty --issue=/etc/issue.tty4 /dev/tty4 /dev/fb1 # use a special issue

Example of /etc/issue

Issue:

\e[00m\e[01;34m  --[ Welcome to %s (kernel `uname -r`) ]--  \e[00m

 Date .......................: @date
 Time .......................: %t
 Hostname ...................: %n
 Host Architecture ..........: %m
 Console ....................: %l
 Number of user connected ...: %u
 Terminal type ..............: $TERM

Index

This is the global Index

• Examples: Examples
• Options: Options

Table of Contents

• fbgetty
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Options
• 3 Set up
• 4 Examples
• Index