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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)