fgconsole

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 VT 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 vir-
              tual terminals are allocated, with number 7  used  for  X;  this
              will return "8" in this case.


SEE ALSO
       chvt(1).



Console tools                     15 Oct 1997                     FGCONSOLE(1)