Section: Linux User's Manual (1)Updated: 14 Feburary 2002Local indexUp
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.