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Extensible Firmware Interface Specification

10-2

12/01/02

Version 1.10

10.1.2 ConsoleIn Definition

The

SIMPLE_INPUT

protocol defines an input stream that contains Unicode characters and

required EFI scan codes. Only the control characters defined in Table 10-1 have meaning in the
Unicode input or output streams. The control characters are defined to be characters U+0000
through U+001F. The input stream does not support any software flow control.

Table 10-1. Supported Unicode Control Characters

Mnemonic Unicode Description

Null

U+0000

Null character ignored when received.

BS U+0008

Backspace. Moves cursor left one column. If the cursor is at the left
margin, no action is taken.

TAB U+0x0009

Tab.

LF

U+000A

Linefeed. Moves cursor to the next line.

CR

U+000D

Carriage Return. Moves cursor to left margin of the current line.

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