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NAME
fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.
SYNOPSIS
fgconsole [ -h --help | -V --version | -n --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.
-h --help
Prints short usage message and exits.
-V --version
Prints version number and exits.
--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.
NOTES
Under devfs, the consoles are in /dev/vc/N. devfsd may maintain sym-
links for compatibility.
SEE ALSO
chvt(1).
14 Feburary 2002 FGCONSOLE(1)