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NAME
       fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.


SYNOPSIS
       fgconsole [options]

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.


OPTIONS
       -n, --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.

       -C, --console=DEV
	      the console device to be used.

       -V, --version
	      print version number.

       -h, --help
	      print this usage message.


NOTES
       Under devfs, the consoles are in /dev/vc/N.  devfsd may maintain
       symlinks for compatibility.

AUTHORS
       Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>
       Manpage by Alastair McKinstry <mckinstry@computer.org>

SEE ALSO
       chvt(1), deallocvt(1), openvt(1)

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