Single user mode in mac

Question

I want to use the mac in single user mode. I want to use ctags and cscope in that mode. Could anyone help me with the setups required for this. Thank you. All i know is how to go to the single user mode so please tell me in a simple and easy to understand method. My mac is version 10.6(snow leopard)

Answer 1

There is actually a full screen mode you can use (as others have said, you really don't want to run in single user mode).

Reboot your Mac and at the login screen, instead of your username type >console and leave the password empty. This will then take you to a full screen text mode.

[Note that for this to work you need to be able to type in the username rather than pick it from a list - to enable this go to System Preferences => Accounts => Login Options and select Name and password.]