1FGCONSOLE(1)                  Linux User's Manual                 FGCONSOLE(1)
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NAME

6       fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.
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SYNOPSIS

10       fgconsole [--help|--version|--next-available]
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DESCRIPTION

13       If  the active Virtual Terminal is /dev/ttyN, then prints N on standard
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16       If the console is a serial console, then "serial" is printed instead.
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19              Will show the next unallocated virtual terminal. Normally 6 vir‐
20              tual  terminals  are  allocated,  with number 7 used for X; this
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NOTES

25       Under devfs, the consoles are in /dev/vc/N.  devfsd may  maintain  sym‐
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SEE ALSO

29       chvt(1).
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