fgconsole

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

chvt(1).