# deallocvt - deallocate unused virtual consoles - man(1) - [phpMan]

> **TLDR:** Deallocate unused virtual consoles.
>
- Free all unused consoles:
  `deallocvt`
- Deallocate a specific console:
  `deallocvt {{-C|--console}} {{/dev/ttyN}}`
- Display help:
  `deallocvt {{-h|--help}}`
- Display version:
  `deallocvt {{-V|--version}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## NAME
       deallocvt - deallocate unused virtual consoles

## SYNOPSIS
       **deallocvt **[_option_...]  [_N_ ...]

## DESCRIPTION
       The  command  **deallocvt  **deallocates kernel memory and data structures for all unused virtual
       consoles.  If one or more arguments  _N_  ...   are  given,  only  the  corresponding  consoles
       _/dev/ttyN_ are deallocated.

       A  virtual  console is unused if it is not the foreground console, and no process has it open
       for reading or writing, and no text has been selected on its screen.

## OPTIONS
       _-V,_ _--version_
              print program version and exit.

       _-h,_ _--help_
              show this text and exit.

## SEE ALSO
       [**chvt**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/chvt/1/markdown), [**openvt**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/openvt/1/markdown)



kbd                                          17 Mar 1997                                [_DEALLOCVT_(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DEALLOCVT/1/markdown)