FGCONSOLE(1)                General Commands Manual               FGCONSOLE(1)



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.

SEE ALSO
       chvt(1).


kbd                            14 February 2002                   FGCONSOLE(1)