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NAME

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

10       fgconsole [ -h --help | -V --version | -n --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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18       -h --help
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21       -V --version
22              Prints version number and exits.
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24       --next-available
25              Will show the next unallocated virtual terminal. Normally 6 vir‐
26              tual  terminals  are  allocated,  with number 7 used for X; this
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NOTES

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

35       chvt(1).
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