VERSION.4TH(8)		  BSD System Manager's Manual		VERSION.4TH(8)

NAME
     version.4th — FreeBSD version string boot module

DESCRIPTION
     The file that goes by the name of version.4th is a set of commands
     designed to draw the boot loader version at the bottom-right of the
     screen.  The commands of version.4th by themselves are not enough for
     most uses.  Please refer to the examples below for the most common situa‐
     tions, and to loader(8) for additional commands.

     Before using any of the commands provided in version.4th, it must be
     included through the command:

	   include version.4th

     This line is present in the default /boot/menu.rc file, so it is not
     needed (and should not be re-issued) in a normal setup.

     The commands provided by it are:

	   print_version	  Prints the contents of the loader_version
				  environment variable right-justified at the
				  column loader_version_x and row
				  loader_version_y.

     The environment variables that effect its behavior are:

	   loader_version
		     Set automatically by loader(8), but you can override it
		     by setting in loader.conf(5).  This should be the version
		     of boot loader used.

	   loader_version_x
		     Sets the desired ending column position of
		     loader_version.  Default is 80.

	   loader_version_y
		     Sets the desired ending row position of loader_version.
		     Default is 24.

	   loader_color
		     If set to “NO” (case-insensitive) or “0”, causes the ver‐
		     sion to be printed without color (default is ANSI Cyan).

FILES
     /boot/loader	The loader(8).
     /boot/version.4th	version.4th itself.
     /boot/loader.rc	loader(8) bootstrapping script.

EXAMPLES
     Override loader(8) version in loader.conf(5):

	   loader_version="loader 1.1"

SEE ALSO
     loader.conf(5), loader(8), color.4th(8)

HISTORY
     The version.4th set of commands first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.

AUTHORS
     The version.4th set of commands was written by Devin Teske
     ⟨dteske@FreeBSD.org⟩.

BSD				August 6, 2013				   BSD