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FGCONSOLE(1)                           General Commands Manual                          FGCONSOLE(1)

NAME
       fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.


SYNOPSIS
       fgconsole [ -h --help | -V --version | -n --next-available ]

DESCRIPTION
       If the active Virtual Terminal is /dev/ttyN, then prints N on standard output.

       If the console is a serial console, then "serial" is printed instead.

       -h --help
              Prints short usage message and exits.

       -V --version
              Prints version number and exits.

       --next-available
              Will  show the next unallocated virtual terminal. Normally 6 virtual terminals are al‐
              located, with number 7 used for X; this will return "8" in this case.


NOTES
       Under devfs, the consoles are in /dev/vc/N.  devfsd may maintain symlinks for compatibility.

SEE ALSO
       chvt(1).


kbd                                       14 February 2002                              FGCONSOLE(1)