NAME
fgconsole - print the number of the active VT.
SYNOPSIS
fgconsole
I [ --help | --version | --next-available ]
DESCRIPTION
If the active VT is
R /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.
SEE ALSO