FGCONSOLE(1) Linux User's Manual FGCONSOLE(1) NAME fgconsole - print the number of the active VT. SYNOPSIS fgconsole [--help|--version|--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. --next-available Will show the next unallocated virtual terminal. Normally 6 virtual terminals are allocated, with num‐ ber 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). 14 Feburary 2002 FGCONSOLE(1)