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Add explanation on how to change the monitor configuration to FAQ
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There are many excellent serial terminals to chose from. On Linux or macOS, you may already have [screen][screen]
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installed. On Windows, a good choice for command line usage is Plink, included with [PuTTY][putty].
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## How to change monitor configuration?
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[Configuration parameters][configuration parameters] of the monitor can be obtained by executing the following command:
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`$ arduino-cli monitor -p <port> --describe`
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These parameters can be modified by passing a list of `<key>=<desiredValue>` pairs to the `--config` flag. For example,
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when using a serial port, the monitor baud rate can be set to 4800 with the following command:
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`$ arduino-cli monitor -p <port> --config baudrate=4800`
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## Additional assistance
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If your question wasn't answered, feel free to ask on [Arduino CLI's forum board][1].
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[screen]: https://www.gnu.org/software/screen/manual/screen.html
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[putty]: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
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[monitor command]: commands/arduino-cli_monitor.md
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[configuration parameters]: pluggable-monitor-specification.md#describe-command

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