How to change temporarily font size in text console in openSUSE?

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I found several answers already but all of them are focused on changing size for good, i.e. at Lilo/Grub level. I don't want this though.

So, key issues:

changing size on-fly, I would like to increase size, and 5 minutes later, decrease it back
it is question about text console, not terminal running in X11

openSUSE 11.4 if this matters. Thank you in advance.

I am only interested in size of the font, not in typeface of it.

jasonwryan · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-27 18:47:48Z

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You can use

setfont /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts/$font

to change the font in the console, and then to revert back, just

setfont

Once you determine where Suse keeps these fonts, with

locate consolefonts

pick a larger one to set and away you go...

answered Apr 27, 2011 at 18:32

jasonwryan

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Thank you very much, great reading! openSUSE has the same location for fonts, so there was no problem.
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Commented Apr 27, 2011 at 19:42

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jasonwryan · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19 06:39:22Z

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You can also press Shift and the number pad + sign it'll show three mode of window size and you can get the larger font on third attempt.

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answered Oct 19, 2012 at 6:17

shyam sundar

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That works for console? I doubt it, but for a terminal emulator it would work.
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Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 7:41

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