Index: src/etc/rc
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/etc/rc,v
retrieving revision 1.212.2.44
diff -u -r1.212.2.44 rc
--- src/etc/rc	17 Mar 2002 09:52:31 -0000	1.212.2.44
+++ src/etc/rc	18 Mar 2002 09:47:04 -0000
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@
 chkdepend NIS nis_server_enable portmap portmap_enable
 chkdepend NIS nis_client_enable portmap portmap_enable
 
+# Silence output
+case ${quiet_startup} in
+[Yy][Ee][Ss])
+	echo 'Starting up...'
+	exec > /dev/null
+	;;
+esac
+
 # Enable dumpdev early so that a crash during the boot process can be caught.
 #
 case ${dumpdev} in
Index: src/etc/defaults/rc.conf
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/etc/defaults/rc.conf,v
retrieving revision 1.53.2.21
diff -u -r1.53.2.21 rc.conf
--- src/etc/defaults/rc.conf	2001/03/19 09:33:59	1.53.2.21
+++ src/etc/defaults/rc.conf	2001/04/15 21:46:43
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 ##############################################################
 
 swapfile="NO"		# Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired.
+quiet_startup="NO"	# Set to YES to silence rc scripts output
 apm_enable="NO"		# Set to YES to enable APM BIOS functions (or NO).
 apmd_enable="NO"	# Run apmd to handle APM event from userland.
 apmd_flags=""		# Flags to apmd (if enabled).