Modes of Operation
SMIT can run in one of two modes: ASCII (non-graphical) or X Window (graphical). The ASCII mode of SMIT can run on either terminals or graphical displays. The graphical mode of SMIT (which supports a mouse and point-and-click operations) can be run only on a graphical display running an X Window manager. The ASCII mode is often the preferred method to run SMIT because it can be run from any machine.
To start SMIT using ASCII mode, type the following at the command line:
smitty or smit -aTo start the graphical mode of SMIT, type the following:
msmit or smit -mIf you try to run SMIT using its basic form:
smitit will automaticially detect if your display has graphical capabilities, and run itself in the graphical mode, if possible.
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