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| author | Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org> | 2016-02-16 17:28:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> | 2016-02-19 18:27:56 +0100 |
| commit | a40db1b36ba3cf4c8599178740511d7d5c0c9641 (patch) | |
| tree | 21567bd730cdf7ad842dda34beeb501f06032e47 /qemu-doc.texi | |
| parent | dd5e38b19d7cb07d317e1285941d8245c01da540 (diff) | |
qemu-options.hx: Improve documentation of chardev multiplexing mode
The current documentation of chardev mux=on is rather brief and opaque;
expand it to hopefully be a bit more helpful.
Signed-off-by: Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Message-Id: <1455643738-6068-1-git-send-email-peter.maydell@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'qemu-doc.texi')
| -rw-r--r-- | qemu-doc.texi | 30 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/qemu-doc.texi b/qemu-doc.texi index c324da8b61..bc9dd13cc9 100644 --- a/qemu-doc.texi +++ b/qemu-doc.texi @@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ TODO (no longer available) * pcsys_introduction:: Introduction * pcsys_quickstart:: Quick Start * sec_invocation:: Invocation -* pcsys_keys:: Keys +* pcsys_keys:: Keys in the graphical frontends +* mux_keys:: Keys in the character backend multiplexer * pcsys_monitor:: QEMU Monitor * disk_images:: Disk Images * pcsys_network:: Network emulation @@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ targets do not need a disk image. @c man end @node pcsys_keys -@section Keys +@section Keys in the graphical frontends @c man begin OPTIONS @@ -322,15 +323,23 @@ Toggle mouse and keyboard grab. In the virtual consoles, you can use @key{Ctrl-Up}, @key{Ctrl-Down}, @key{Ctrl-PageUp} and @key{Ctrl-PageDown} to move in the back log. -@kindex Ctrl-a h -During emulation, if you are using the @option{-nographic} option, use -@key{Ctrl-a h} to get terminal commands: +@c man end + +@node mux_keys +@section Keys in the character backend multiplexer + +@c man begin OPTIONS + +During emulation, if you are using a character backend multiplexer +(which is the default if you are using @option{-nographic}) then +several commands are available via an escape sequence. These +key sequences all start with an escape character, which is @key{Ctrl-a} +by default, but can be changed with @option{-echr}. The list below assumes +you're using the default. @table @key @item Ctrl-a h @kindex Ctrl-a h -@item Ctrl-a ? -@kindex Ctrl-a ? Print this help @item Ctrl-a x @kindex Ctrl-a x @@ -346,10 +355,11 @@ Toggle console timestamps Send break (magic sysrq in Linux) @item Ctrl-a c @kindex Ctrl-a c -Switch between console and monitor +Rotate between the frontends connected to the multiplexer (usually +this switches between the monitor and the console) @item Ctrl-a Ctrl-a -@kindex Ctrl-a a -Send Ctrl-a +@kindex Ctrl-a Ctrl-a +Send the escape character to the frontend @end table @c man end |