As the subject says: the -w flag is no longer necessary (nor documented) for setting vars with wsconsctl, so don't advise people to use it.
Index: src/share/man/man4/akbd.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/akbd.4,v retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -p -r1.3 akbd.4 --- src/share/man/man4/akbd.4 31 May 2007 19:19:49 -0000 1.3 +++ src/share/man/man4/akbd.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:09 -0000 @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ This switches off the To set a German keyboard layout without .Dq dead accents , use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=de.nodead . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de.nodead . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/hilkbd.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/hilkbd.4,v retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -p -r1.12 hilkbd.4 --- src/share/man/man4/hilkbd.4 31 May 2007 19:19:50 -0000 1.12 +++ src/share/man/man4/hilkbd.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:09 -0000 @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ This switches off the .Dq dead accents . .Sh EXAMPLES To set a Swedish keyboard mapping, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=sv . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=sv . To set it at kernel build time, regardless of what keyboard is plugged, add the following to the kernel configuration file: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/pckbd.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/pckbd.4,v retrieving revision 1.37 diff -u -p -r1.37 pckbd.4 --- src/share/man/man4/pckbd.4 7 Dec 2009 19:24:01 -0000 1.37 +++ src/share/man/man4/pckbd.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:09 -0000 @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ To set a German keyboard layout without .Dq dead accents and sending an ESC character before the key symbol if the ALT key is pressed simultaneously, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=de.nodead.metaesc . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de.nodead.metaesc . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/ukbd.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/ukbd.4,v retrieving revision 1.19 diff -u -p -r1.19 ukbd.4 --- src/share/man/man4/ukbd.4 19 Sep 2010 12:52:43 -0000 1.19 +++ src/share/man/man4/ukbd.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:09 -0000 @@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ To set a German keyboard layout without .Dq dead accents and sending an ESC character before the key symbol if the ALT key is pressed simultaneously, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=de.nodead.metaesc . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de.nodead.metaesc . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/zs.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/zs.4,v retrieving revision 1.23 diff -u -p -r1.23 zs.4 --- src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/zs.4 10 Jul 2010 19:38:39 -0000 1.23 +++ src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc/zs.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:10 -0000 @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ This switches off the .Dq dead accents . .Sh EXAMPLES To set a German keyboard layout, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=de . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file for a type 4 keyboard: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/zs.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/zs.4,v retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -p -r1.16 zs.4 --- src/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/zs.4 20 May 2009 20:13:42 -0000 1.16 @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ This switches off the .Dq dead accents . .Sh EXAMPLES To set a German keyboard layout, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=de . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=de . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file for a type 4 keyboard: .Bd -literal -offset indent Index: src/share/man/man4/man4.vax/lkkbd.4 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man4/man4.vax/lkkbd.4,v retrieving revision 1.11 diff -u -p -r1.11 lkkbd.4 --- src/share/man/man4/man4.vax/lkkbd.4 31 May 2007 19:19:57 -0000 1.11 +++ src/share/man/man4/man4.vax/lkkbd.4 29 Jan 2011 23:18:10 -0000 @@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ This switches off the .Dq dead accents . .Sh EXAMPLES To set a French keyboard layout, use -.Ic wsconsctl -w keyboard.encoding=fr . +.Ic wsconsctl keyboard.encoding=fr . To set it at kernel build time, add the following to the kernel configuration file: .Bd -literal -offset indent
