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32 .Nd FreeBSD ASCII art boot module
34 The file that goes by the name of
36 is a set of commands designed to draw the ASCII art FreeBSD mascot
39 .Nd to the right of the boot loader menu.
42 by themselves are not enough for most uses.
44 examples below for the most common situations, and to
46 for additional commands.
48 Before using any of the commands provided in
53 .Dl include beastie.4th
55 This line is present in the default
57 file, so it is not needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup.
59 The commands provided by it are:
61 .Bl -tag -width disable-module_module -compact -offset indent
63 Draws the FreeBSD logo.
65 The logo that is drawn is configured by setting the
78 The position of the logo can be configured by setting the
84 The default values are 46 (x) and 4 (y).
87 Clears the screen of beastie.
90 Initializes the interactive boot loader menu.
94 variable can be configured in
96 to the number of seconds you would like to delay loading the boot menu.
97 During the delay the user can press Ctrl-C to fall back to autoboot or ENTER
99 The default behavior is to not delay.
102 The environment variables that effect its behavior are:
103 .Bl -tag -width bootfile -offset indent
105 Selects the desired logo in the beastie boot menu. Possible values are:
114 Sets the desired column position of the logo. Default is 46.
116 Sets the desired row position of the logo. Default is 4.
117 .It Va beastie_disable
120 the beastie boot menu will be skipped.
122 If set to a number higher than zero, introduces a delay before starting the
123 beastie boot menu. During the delay the user can press either Ctrl-C to skip
124 the menu or ENTER to proceed to the menu. The default is to not delay when
128 .Bl -tag -width /boot/loader.4th -compact
132 .It Pa /boot/beastie.4th
135 .It Pa /boot/loader.rc
137 bootstrapping script.
141 .Pa /boot/loader.rc :
143 .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
144 include /boot/beastie.4th
148 Set a different logo in
151 .Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
152 loader_logo="beastie"
161 set of commands first appeared in
166 set of commands was written by
168 .An Scott Long Aq scottl@FreeBSD.org ,
169 .An Aleksander Fafula Aq alex@fafula.com
171 .An Devin Teske Aq devinteske@hotmail.com .