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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk!bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk!neil Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Meta Keys, Syslog, and Virtual Terminals Message-ID: <1994Dec12.102256.5447@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> From: neil@dcs.kcl.ac.uk (Local Bin) Date: 12 Dec 94 10:22:55 GMT Keywords: meta emacs syslog virtual console getty Nntp-Posting-Host: helium.dcs.kcl.ac.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Lines: 25 I have just started using FreeBSD. Previously I have been using Linux (the Dark Side of the Force!). Having installed FreeBSD 2.0 I have come across two "problems" related to the console driver: 1) How can I make the ALT key be a Meta key for Emacs? I have tried fiddling with my keymap and using kbdcontrol -l. I have succeded in getting M-b and M-f to work under Bash, but they (and M-x) do not work at all in Emacs. Surely someone must have done this already!? I am using the Emacs binarys from .../packages. 2) How can I test a keymap without screwing my system if I make a typo in the file? 3) At the moment syslog messages seem to go to all virtual terminals that I am logged into, or sometimes I get a message repeated three times in a row, presumably because I am logged in more than once (as root). How can I change this? How can I arrange for all system messages to go to an unused VT? What stops me switching to a VT unless a getty is running on it? I can't find this information if the FAQ, so I hope someone can help. Thanks! -- Neil Faulks neil@dcs.kcl.ac.uk