Manpages - fgconsole.1

fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.

fgconsole [ -h –help | -V –version | -n –next-available ]

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.

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

*chvt*(1).