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 number 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).