fgconsole(1) — Linux manual page

FGCONSOLE(1)             General Commands Manual             FGCONSOLE(1)

NAME         top

       fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.

SYNOPSIS         top

       fgconsole [options]

DESCRIPTION         top

       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.

OPTIONS         top

       -n, --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.

       -C, --console=DEV
              the console device to be used.

       -V, --version
              print version number.

       -h, --help
              print this usage message.

NOTES         top

       Under devfs, the consoles are in /dev/vc/N.  devfsd may maintain
       symlinks for compatibility.

AUTHORS         top

       Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
       Manpage by Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@computer.org>

SEE ALSO         top

       chvt(1), deallocvt(1), openvt(1)

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