---
name: "display-vcsa"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi-target-vcsa"
version: "1:2.2.2-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/display-vcsa"
---

# display-vcsa(7)

Display using Linux virtual console text device

## NAME

**display-vcsa** - Display using Linux virtual console text device

## SYNOPSIS

```
display-vcsa : [ [-noinput] | [ [-nokbd] [-nomouse] ] ] [-ascii]
                 [-physz=<sizex>,<sizey>[dpi]] [-shade] [<vcsa device>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Uses the Linux **/dev/vcsa\*** devices to render text modes onto the console.

## OPTIONS

- `-nokbd`

  Do not open any libraries for keyboard input.

- `-nomouse`

  Do not open any libraries for mouse input.

- `-noinput`

  Same as both `-nokbd` and `-nomouse`.

- `-ascii`

  The `-ascii` option limits the color mapping to only using ASCII characters.  The default mode uses IBM special characters (the solid block mainly, and others when using `-shade`).

- `-shade`

  The `-shade` option turns on *shading mode*, which changes the color mapping so that it chooses characters which emulate a shading effect.  This makes a big improvement if using (some might say abusing :) the vcsa target for graphical purposes.

- `-physz=<sizex>,<sizey>[dpi]`

  This option will provide a physical screen size for applications which wish to remain resolution independent.  *sizex*, *sizey* are the x,y size of the screen in millimeters, unless the optional `dpi` string is affixed, in which case, they represent resolution in dots-per-inch.

- *vcsa device*

  The filename of the device file, defaulting to **/dev/vcsa** which draws on the current virtual console.

## FEATURES

- •

  No DirectBuffer support.

- •

  Unaccelerated.