.TH FGCONSOLE 1 "15 Oct 1997" "Console tools" "Linux User's Manual"

.SH NAME
fgconsole \- print the number of the active VT.

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B fgconsole
.BI [ "--help" | "--version" | "--next-available" ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
If the active VT is
.IR /dev/ttyN ,
then prints
.I N
on standard output.

If the console is a serial console, then 
"serial" 
is printed instead.
.TP
.I \-\-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.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR chvt (1).