---
name: "lessdisks-setup"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "lessdisks"
version: "0.5.3cvs.20040906-16"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lessdisks-setup"
---

# lessdisks-setup(8)

configure a lessdisks terminal

## NAME

lessdisks-setup - configure a lessdisks terminal

## SYNOPSIS

**lessdisks-setup** \[*\<ipaddress\>*\] \[  **-h, --help, help, -help** \]

## DESCRIPTION

configures a terminal by asking the terminal's hostname, runlevel, and if it should be configured as a  [**X**(7)](/X/7.md) terminal.

it then downloads files from the terminal, and modifying */etc/lessdisks/terminals.config* and configuring */etc/lessdisks/terminals/$hostname.* it will also download the XF86Config file, and place it in */etc/lessdisks/terminals/XF86Config.$hostname,* if it is to be configured as a [**X**(7)](/X/7.md) terminal.

if  *\<ipaddress\>* is not set, it will be guessed based on **SSH\_CLIENT** or **DISPLAY** variables.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help, -help, help**

  display help information

## FILES

*/etc/lessdisks/terminals.config* */etc/lessdisks/terminals/$hostname* */etc/lessdisks/terminals/XF86Config.$hostname*

## BUGS

no known bugs at this time.  but surely they'll come up.

## AUTHOR

Vagrant Cascadian \<vagrant@freegeek.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**chroot**(8)](/chroot/8.md), [**ssh**(1)](/ssh/1.md), [**X**(7)](/X/7.md)