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CHVT
Section: User Commands (1) Updated: 24 October 2024 Index
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NAME
chvt - change foreground virtual terminal
SYNOPSIS
chvt
[ ,option/...]
[ ,N/]
DESCRIPTION
The command
chvt
N
makes
/dev/ttyN
the foreground terminal.
(The corresponding screen is created if it did not exist yet.
To get rid of unused VTs,
use
deallocvt(1).)
The key combination
(Ctr-)LeftAl-F N
(with
N
in the range -12) usually has a similar effect.
OPTIONS
- -C, --console=,DEV/
-
the console device to be used.
- -V, --version
-
print version number.
- -h, --help
-
print this usage message.
AUTHORS
Andries Brouwer < aeb@cwi.nl>
SEE ALSO
deallocvt(1),
openvt(1)
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