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Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/man4/console.4 b/man4/console.4
index 7ba126e5..dcf0b236 100644
--- a/man4/console.4
+++ b/man4/console.4
@@ -13,19 +13,32 @@
 .SH NAME
 console \- console terminal and virtual consoles
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-A Linux system has up to 63 \fIvirtual consoles\fP
+A Linux system has up to 63
+.I "virtual consoles"
 (character devices with major number 4 and minor number 1 to 63),
-usually called \fI/dev/tty\fP\fIn\fP with 1 \(<= \fIn\fP \(<= 63.
+usually called 
+.I /dev/ttyn
+with 1 \(<=
+.I n
+\(<= 63.
 The current console is also addressed by
-\fI/dev/console\fP or \fI/dev/tty0\fP, the character device with
+.I /dev/console
+or
+.IR /dev/tty0 ,
+the character device with
 major number 4 and minor number 0.
-The device files /dev/* are usually created using the script MAKEDEV,
+The device files
+.I /dev/*
+are usually created using the script MAKEDEV,
 or using
 .BR mknod (1),
-usually with mode 0622 and owner root.tty.
+usually with mode 0622 and owner
+.IR root.tty .
 .LP
 Before kernel version 1.1.54 the number of virtual consoles was
-compiled into the kernel (in tty.h: #define NR_CONSOLES 8)
+compiled into the kernel (in
+.IR tty.h :
+#define NR_CONSOLES 8)
 and could be changed by editing and recompiling.
 Since version 1.1.54 virtual consoles are created on the fly,
 as soon as they are needed.
@@ -49,7 +62,9 @@ and display its output there.
 .BR doshell (8).)
 .LP
 Common ways to switch consoles are: (a) use Alt+F\fIn\fP or
-Ctrl+Alt+F\fIn\fP to switch to console \fIn\fP; AltGr+F\fIn\fP
+Ctrl+Alt+F\fIn\fP to switch to console
+.IR n ;
+AltGr+F\fIn\fP
 might bring you to console \fIn\fP+12 [here Alt and AltGr refer
 to the left and right Alt keys, respectively];
 (b) use Alt+RightArrow or Alt+LeftArrow to cycle through
@@ -61,7 +76,8 @@ the above mentioned key combinations are according to the default settings.)
 .LP
 The command
 .BR deallocvt (1)
-(formerly \fBdisalloc\fP)
+(formerly 
+.BR disalloc )
 will free the memory taken by the screen buffers for consoles
 that no longer have any associated process.
 .SS Properties