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)