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NAME
fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.


SYNOPSIS
fgconsole [--help|--version|--next-available]

DESCRIPTION
If the active VT 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 vir
tual terminals are allocated, with number 7 used for X; this
will return "8" in this case.


SEE ALSO
chvt(1).



Console tools 15 Oct 1997 FGCONSOLE(1)