linux man page for fgconsole

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

NAME
       fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.

SYNOPSIS
       fgconsole [--help|--version|--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.

       --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).

								 14 Feburary 2002						      FGCONSOLE(1)