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26.\"            docsinstall
27.\"            password
28.\"            diskmgmt
29.\"            usermgmt
30.\"              useradd
31.\"              useredit
32.\"              userdel
33.\"            groupmgmt
34.\"              groupadd
35.\"              groupedit
36.\"              groupdel
37.\"            console
38.\"              syscons_font
39.\"              syscons_keymap
40.\"              syscons_repeat
41.\"              syscons_saver
42.\"              syscons_screenmap
43.\"              syscons_ttys
44.\"            timezone
45.\"            mouse
46.\"              mouse_enable
47.\"              mouse_type
48.\"              mouse_port
49.\"              mouse_flags
50.\"              mouse_disable
51.\"            networking
52.\"              defaultrouter
53.\"              hostname
54.\"              nameservers
55.\"              netdev
56.\"            security
57.\"            ttys
58.\"            [dot]
59.\"
60.\" $FreeBSD$
61.\"
62.Dd Jun 5, 2013
63.Dt BSDCONFIG 8
64.Os
65.Sh NAME
66.Nm bsdconfig
67.Nd system configuration utility
68.Sh SYNOPSIS
69.Nm
70.Op Fl h
71.Nm
72.Ar command
73.Op Fl h
74.Nm
75.Op OPTIONS
76.Op command Op OPTIONS
77.Sh DESCRIPTION
78.Nm
79is used to set up many system configuration settings, both for new systems, as
80well as changing configuration settings of existing systems.
81.Pp
82.Nm
83takes a command as an argument.
84If invoked with no arguments, it will bring up a master menu listing the
85available commands.
86.Pp
87The following options are available:
88.Bl -tag -width indent+
89.It Fl f Ar file
90Load
91.Ar file
92as script and then exit.
93If multiple occurrences, program will only exit after last occurrence.
94If
95.Ar file
96is a single dash
97.Pq Sq Fl ,
98.Nm
99reads from standard input.
100.It Fl h
101Print usage statement and exit.
102.It Fl S
103Secure X11 mode
104.Pq implies Fl X .
105As root, always prompt-for and validate
106.Xr sudo 8
107username/password before starting.
108.It Fl X
109Use
110.Xr Xdialog 1
111in place of
112.Xr dialog 1 .
113.El
114.Sh COMMANDS
115The following commands
116.Pq sorted alphabetically
117are currently included in the base
118.Nm
119program, with more to be added soon.
120Other commands can be added, as detailed below in the
121.Cm ADDING COMMANDS
122section, and once added, will appear in the master menu as well as in the
123.Cm -h
124listing.
125.Bl -tag -width ".Cm syscons_screenmap"
126.It Cm console
127Utilities to customize the behavior of the system console.
128.It Cm defaultrouter
129Shortcut to the Default Router/Gateway menu under networking.
130.It Cm diskmgmt
131Manage disk partitions and/or labels.
132Executes
133.Xr sade 8 .
134.It Cm docsinstall
135Executes the
136.Cm bsdinstall docsinstall
137sub-utility to allow installation/re-installation of the FreeBSD Documentation
138set(s).
139.It Cm dot
140Generate a graphviz
141.Xr dot 1
142language file
143.Pq printed on stdout
144visualizing the
145.Nm
146menu, include, and shortcut structure relationships.
147See
148.Dq bsdconfig dot -h
149for more details.
150.It Cm groupadd
151Shortcut to the Add Groups menu under groupmgmt.
152.It Cm groupdel
153Shortcut to the Delete Groups menu under groupmgmt.
154.It Cm groupedit
155Shortcut to the Edit/View Groups menu under groupmgmt.
156.It Cm groupmgmt
157Utilities to Add/Change/View/Delete Group Accounts.
158.It Cm hostname
159Shortcut to the Hostname/Domain menu under networking.
160.It Cm mouse
161Utilities for configuring, exploring, and enabling console mouse support.
162.It Cm mouse_disable
163Shortcut to the Disable menu under mouse.
164.It Cm mouse_enable
165Shortcut to the Enable menu under mouse.
166.It Cm mouse_flags
167Shortcut to the Flags menu under mouse.
168.It Cm mouse_port
169Shortcut to the Port menu under mouse.
170.It Cm mouse_type
171Shortcut to the Type menu under mouse.
172.It Cm nameservers
173Shortcut to the DNS Nameservers menu under networking.
174.It Cm netdev
175Shortcut to the Network Interfaces menu under networking.
176.It Cm networking
177Utilities to set/change Hostname/Domain, Network Interfaces, Default
178Router/Gateway, and DNS Nameservers.
179.It Cm password
180Set the system administrator
181.Pq root
182password.
183.It Cm security
184Configure various system security settings.
185.It Cm syscons_font
186Shortcut to the Font menu under console.
187.It Cm syscons_keymap
188Shortcut to the Keymap menu under console.
189.It Cm syscons_repeat
190Shortcut to the Repeat menu under console.
191.It Cm syscons_saver
192Shortcut to the Saver menu under console.
193.It Cm syscons_screenmap
194Shortcut to the Screenmap menu under console.
195.It Cm syscons_ttys
196Shortcut to the Ttys menu under console.
197.It Cm timezone
198Set the regional timezone of the local machine.
199.It Cm useradd
200Shortcut to the Add Users menu under usermgmt.
201.It Cm userdel
202Shortcut to the Delete Users menu under usermgmt.
203.It Cm useredit
204Shortcut to the Edit/View Users menu under usermgmt.
205.It Cm usermgmt
206Utilities to Add/Edit/View/Delete User Accounts.
207.El
208.Sh INTERNATIONALIZATION
209i18n features are built into
210.Nm
211and language-specific translation files will be added as they become available.
212In the absence of language-specific translation files, the default
213.Pq en_US.ISO8859-1
214files will be used.
215.Sh ADDING COMMANDS
216To be documented later.
217Document menu_selection="command|*" syntax of INDEX files.
218.Sh ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
219The following environment variables affect the execution of
220.Nm :
221.Bl -tag -width ".Ev LC_ALL"
222.It Ev LANG
223If LANG is set, messages and index information will be read from files named
224messages.$LANG and INDEX.$LANG and fall back to files named messages and INDEX if
225messages.$LANG and INDEX.$LANG do not exist.
226LANG takes precedence over LC_ALL.
227.It Ev LC_ALL
228If LC_ALL is set, messages and index information will be read from files named
229messages.$LC_ALL and INDEX.$LC_ALL and fall back to files named messages and INDEX if
230messages.$LC_ALL and INDEX.$LC_ALL do not exist.
231.El
232.Sh FILES
233/usr/share/examples/bsdconfig/bsdconfigrc can be copied to $HOME/.bsdconfigrc and
234customized as needed.
235.Sh EXIT STATUS
236.Ex -std
237.Sh SEE ALSO
238.Xr bsdinstall 8
239.Sh HISTORY
240.Nm
241first appeared in
242.Fx 10.0 .
243.Sh AUTHORS
244.An Ron McDowell
245.An Devin Teske Aq dteske@FreeBSD.org
246.Sh BUGS
247The docsinstall and diskmgmt modules call bsdinstall.
248Bugs found in these modules should be considered those of bsdinstall, not
249.Nm .
250