Section 1 · User commands

fgconsole.1

Package: kbd

FGCONSOLE

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
NOTES
SEE ALSO

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 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.