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25.Dd July 20, 2018
26.Dt VERSION.4TH 7
27.Os
28.Sh NAME
29.Nm version.4th
30.Nd loader version string boot module
31.Sh DESCRIPTION
32The file that goes by the name of
33.Nm
34is a set of commands designed to draw the boot loader
35version at the bottom-right of the screen.
36The commands of
37.Nm
38by themselves are not enough for most uses.
39Please refer to the
40examples below for the most common situations, and to
41.Xr loader 7
42for additional commands.
43.Pp
44Before using any of the commands provided in
45.Nm ,
46it must be included
47through the command:
48.Pp
49.Dl include version.4th
50.Pp
51This line is present in the default
52.Pa /boot/forth/menu.rc
53file, so it is not needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup.
54.Pp
55The commands provided by it are:
56.Pp
57.Bl -tag -width disable-module_module -compact -offset indent
58.It Ic print_version
59Prints the contents of the
60.Va loader_version
61environment variable right-justified at the column
62.Va loader_version_x
63and row
64.Va loader_version_y .
65.El
66.Pp
67The environment variables that effect its behavior are:
68.Bl -tag -width bootfile -offset indent
69.It Va loader_version
70Set automatically by
71.Xr loader 7 ,
72but you can override it by setting in
73.Xr loader.conf 5 .
74This should be the version of boot loader used.
75.It Va loader_version_x
76Sets the desired ending column position of
77.Va loader_version .
78Default is 80.
79.It Va loader_version_y
80Sets the desired ending row position of
81.Va loader_version .
82Default is 24.
83.It Va loader_color
84If set to
85.Dq Li NO
86(case-insensitive) or
87.Dq Li 0 ,
88causes the version to be printed without color
89.Pq default is ANSI Cyan .
90.El
91.Sh FILES
92.Bl -tag -width /boot/version.4th -compact
93.It Pa /boot/loader
94The
95.Xr loader 7 .
96.It Pa /boot/forth/version.4th
97.Nm
98itself.
99.It Pa /boot/loader.rc
100.Xr loader 7
101bootstrapping script.
102.El
103.Sh EXAMPLES
104Override
105.Xr loader 7
106version in
107.Xr loader.conf 5 :
108.Pp
109.Bd -literal -offset indent -compact
110loader_version="loader 1.1"
111.Ed
112.Sh SEE ALSO
113.Xr loader.conf 5 ,
114.Xr color.4th 7 ,
115.Xr loader 7
116