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This file is part of systemd.
<para>The <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename> file configures
the virtual console, i.e. keyboard mapping and console font. It is
- applied at boot by
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-vconsole-setup.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ applied at boot by udev using <filename>90-vconsole.rules</filename> file.
+ You can safely mask this file if you want to avoid this kind of initialization.
+ </para>
<para>The basic file format of the
<filename>vconsole.conf</filename> is a newline-separated list of
<para>Note that the kernel command line options
<varname>vconsole.keymap=</varname>,
- <varname>vconsole.keymap.toggle=</varname>,
+ <varname>vconsole.keymap_toggle=</varname>,
<varname>vconsole.font=</varname>,
- <varname>vconsole.font.map=</varname>,
- <varname>vconsole.font.unimap=</varname> may be used
+ <varname>vconsole.font_map=</varname>,
+ <varname>vconsole.font_unimap=</varname> may be used
to override the console settings at boot.</para>
<para>Depending on the operating system other configuration files
<term><varname>KEYMAP=</varname></term>
<term><varname>KEYMAP_TOGGLE=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Configures the key mapping table for the
- keyboard. <varname>KEYMAP=</varname> defaults to
- <literal>us</literal> if not set. The
- <varname>KEYMAP_TOGGLE=</varname> can be used to configure a
- second toggle keymap and is by default
- unset.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Configures the key mapping table for the keyboard.
+ <varname>KEYMAP=</varname> defaults to <literal>us</literal> if not set. The
+ <varname>KEYMAP_TOGGLE=</varname> can be used to configure a second toggle keymap and is by
+ default unset.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
+
+ <para>A few configuration parameters from <filename>vconsole.conf</filename> may be overridden
+ on the kernel command line:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='kernel-commandline-options'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>vconsole.keymap=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>vconsole.keymap_toggle=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Overrides <varname>KEYMAP=</varname> and <varname>KEYMAP_TOGGLE=</varname>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+
+ <term><varname>vconsole.font=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>vconsole.font_map=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>vconsole.font_unimap=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Overrides <varname>FONT=</varname>, <varname>FONT_MAP=</varname>, and
+ <varname>FONT_UNIMAP=</varname>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
<refsect1>
<title>Example</title>