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+.. _snippet-uart-console:
+
+UART Console Snippet (uart-console)
+###################################
+
+Overview
+********
+
+This snippet enables console output the chosen UART in ``zephyr,console``.
diff --git a/snippets/serial-console/serial-console.conf b/snippets/serial-console/serial-console.conf
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+CONFIG_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_UART_CONSOLE=y
+CONFIG_SERIAL=y
diff --git a/snippets/serial-console/snippet.yml b/snippets/serial-console/snippet.yml
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+name: serial-console
+append:
+  EXTRA_CONF_FILE: serial-console.conf