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CHVT(1)                                        General Commands Manual                                        CHVT(1)



NAME
       chvt - change foreground virtual terminal

SYNOPSIS
       chvt N

DESCRIPTION
       The  command  chvt  N makes /dev/ttyN the foreground terminal.  (The corresponding screen is created if it did
       not exist yet.  To get rid of unused VTs, use deallocvt(1).)  The key combination (Ctrl-)LeftAlt-FN (with N in
       the range 1-12) usually has a similar effect.



                                                   26 January 1997                                            CHVT(1)